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CANADA More Murders Police conducting an "inch-by-inch" search of a pig farm 32 km from Vancouver turned up more evidence in the murder case against Robert Pickton, who was already facing a double murder charge. The new evidence enabled police to bring an additional three counts of first-degree murder against Pickton, who is so far the only person charged in relation to the disappearances of up to 50 women from the east end area of downtown Vancouver since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 4/8/2002 | See Source »

First, Miss Harvard could not be hairy. Due to the sheer length and volume of my leg hair, a lawn mower would have been easier to use than my Gillette Mach 3. The night before the pageant, as I stood naked in the bathtub, warm water running, I watched inch-long hairs peel off into a watery mélange of foamy white shaving cream and occasional drops of blood. I awkwardly maneuvered my body as I shaved the rear of my thighs, only breaking more skin in my futile attempt to be careful and precise. An analgesic layer...

Author: By William L. Adams, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The True Confessions of Miss Harvard | 4/5/2002 | See Source »

Miss Harvard should embody fitness. In order to accentuate my calf muscles, I decided to parade around in four-inch stiletto heels. As I practiced walking up and down Winthrop House’s F entry, I felt like an elephant on a tightrope—the diameter of the heel’s base was only one centimeter. Apparently, women walk on their tiptoes; if you put any weight on the heel it’s likely to crack under the pressure, especially if you have turkey-shaped thighs like me. As I grew more comfortable, I added sass...

Author: By William L. Adams, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The True Confessions of Miss Harvard | 4/5/2002 | See Source »

According to Scarlet McCarthy, the assistant manager of the Harvard Square store, each store has maintained its unique culture and inventory—a six-inch-tall Big Boy coin bank is one of few overlapping products in the Black Ink stores...

Author: By Lesley W. Ma, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Quirky Gift Shop Opens in Square | 4/2/2002 | See Source »

...three reserved for political prisoners, is cut off from the other 2,383 inmates at the Cipinang prison-the better for the five-hour conjugal visits with his wife that have received heavy coverage in the Jakarta press. He also enjoys such amenities as a private bathroom, a 21-inch television and air-conditioning. "The air conditioning was the most important," Osmon, Tommy's aide who was in charge of the installation, told the newsweekly Tempo. "It's hot there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mega's trials | 4/1/2002 | See Source »

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