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...Steven Stack, professor of psychiatry and criminal justice at Wayne State University, offers another explanation: the copycat effect. The copycat theory was first conceived by a criminologist in 1912, after the London newspapers' wall-to-wall coverage of the brutal crimes of Jack the Ripper in the late 1800s led to a wave of copycat rapes and murders throughout England. Since then, there has been much research into copycat events - mostly copycat suicides, which appear to be most common - but, taken together, the findings are inconclusive...
...once snubbed an invitation to join Britain's House of Lords. Jack Jones, 96, preferred to make his mark by rising through the ranks of the Transport and General Workers' Union, where he became a national figure in the U.K. through his fight for labor rights...
Except this spontaneous fashion show happened to be missing, well, the fashion (not to mention it wasn't actually spontaneous). The Eleganza devotees wore only green t-shirts with "Jack Willis" (who?) on the front, and "Eleganza" predictably splayed across the back. If that's groundbreaking couture, FlyBy fears for the upcoming season's fashion trends...
...unusual tonality. The orchestra had a kind of bulging tension just below the solo cello, and the piece ended with a radiant flourish in the cello’s highest register.After intermission, HRO President Eugene W. Lee ’10 and Office for the Arts Director Jack Megan spoke to the audience about Dr. Yannatos’ distinguished career and enormous impact on generations of Harvard undergraduates. Lee noted Yannatos’ “familial, loving relationship with his students,” and Megan presented an honorary certificate from the University Marshal after showing a slideshow...
...have been improved.”Sophomore Dan Chenoweth won the 5000-meter with a time of 14:35.35, a full 12 seconds ahead of his closest competitor. Freshmen Justin Grinstead also performed well in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking in at 53.28 seconds to take first place. Junior Jack Brady recorded a personal best of 50.17 meters in the discus throw to move into 10th all time in the Harvard record books.But while many members of the team had outstanding individual performances, it wouldn’t be all fun and games for the Crimson men. With many...