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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...apart from their colleagues at Harvard. They are the oldest of the small, closed-harmony singing groups on campus, known (increasingly derisively) as the a capella groups. The Kroks' polish and tour itinerary are both unmatched, and their repertoire of songs from the 1920s through the 1950s has the kind of universal appeal that the contemporary pop tunes of other groups can't quite muster. They are reputed to have the highest budget per capita of any student organization at Harvard. Still, the Kroks are, in the end, a singing group. Cufflinks and secret titles for various members with anti...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Behind the Curtain with the Kroks | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

...them won't look their interlocutors in the eye for more than three seconds. But strength lies in numbers, and the Kroks end up like punchmasters more than anything else, except that, as one Porcellian member points out to me, the Krokodiloes make their judgements based on some kind of objective merit. Krok showmanship comes through even in auditions; between numbers in any concert, the Kroks always clasp their hands together in front of them. As Hicks makes an announcement to the auditioners, the arc of singers behind him, by instinct, all clasp their hands in the familiar pose. Each...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Behind the Curtain with the Kroks | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

...Representing Harvard's best, Irving Clark '39 still holds the campus record with 24 fish swallowed. Of the two dozen scaly slithery creatures swimming in his stomach, he remarked: "They're kind of bitter, but they go down easy...

Author: By Sarah L. Gore, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: (Gulp): A Brief History of Goldfish Swallowing | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

...Autumn hasn't always turned me into such a monster. In fact, I used to fancy myself more of a springtime kind of guy. Back in elementary school, spring meant so much more to us suburban kids. Little League came back into town. Recess was outdoors once againoinstead of inside the rotting gym. The Yankees were playing in the Bronx again. By the time we were in high school, the hormones were raging and the girls were always breaking out their summertime wardrobes just a little too early. And summer vacation was just around the corner. Yeah, I could...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: How To: Cross a Street | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

...getting better every day," said Peters. "I would be disappointed if we didn't reach a kind of steady state within 6 months...

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman and Michael L. Shenkman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Glitches Beset Project ADAPT | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

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