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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...into the first period, Turco took the first two penalty minutes for holding, giving Colgate a the first of a pair of successful power play opportunities. Less than a minute in to the power play, Colgate's Etienne Morin battled past the Crimson defensemen to knock in a rebound from the crease at 6:43 into the first...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Escapes Lynah, Still Alive in ECAC | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...vote of assent would knock down a major hurdle preventing PBHA from receiving the grant, but all 16 charities must also do likewise before any funds are distributed...

Author: By Kevin E. Meyers and Robert K. Silverman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: PBHA Awaits $1.3M Bequest | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...since the Miranda ruling." He notes that "the high court has been quietly chipping away at defendants' rights for years." Several of today's more conservative Justices, some of whom are known to be hostile to Miranda, may see an appeal of the Virginia ruling as an opportunity to knock out Miranda entirely. For now, the lower court's elimination of its protections applies only to federal cases in five states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miranda Warnings Could Be Doomed | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...tapes and albums last year, compared with 72 million for country. Rap sales increased a stunning 31% from 1997 to 1998, in contrast to 2% gains for country, 6% for rock and 9% for the music industry overall. Boasts rapper Jay-Z, whose current album, Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life (Def Jam), has sold more than 3 million copies: "Hip-hop is the rebellious voice of the youth. It's what people want to hear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Hip-Hop Nation | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...Some of the songs hard-core rappers sample are surprisingly mainstream. DMX raps about such subjects as having sex with bloody corpses. But one of his songs, I Can Feel It, is based on Phil Collins' easy-listening staple In the Air Tonight. Jay-Z's hit song Hard-Knock Life draws from the musical Annie. Tupac's Changes uses Bruce Hornsby. Silkk the Shocker samples the not-so-shocking Lionel Richie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Hip-Hop Nation | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

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