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President Neil L. Rudenstine's lengthy search for a new general counsel leapt forward in the last two weeks with the short list of prospects falling from two dozen to fewer than...
...suggestion that leapt to mind for many people was the oft-discussed need for real fast food. One friend suggested settling the question of which vendor will have access to the elite Harvard market by opening up a giant mud pit outside the Science Center and charge admission for the chance to watch a representative from each of the country's major fast food chains duke it out with weapons of his or her choice. Another friend suggested opening up a seedy pool hall, while another proposed a bowling alley, or a swimming pool, or a slip and slide. From...
...final buzzer on Saturday, 100 or so students climbed the glass and leapt onto the ice surface to join in the celebration. The better team--and the better fans--had won a deserved victory...
There were shouts of "bravo" even before the music ended. Most of the audience leapt to their feet immediately, but everyone was standing by the second curtain call. There were four total, during which the applause never slackened, and deservedly: the Cleveland Orchestra was phenomenal
...14th floors. For security reasons, the 21-year-old building had sealed windows both at the front and the rear, meaning the fire and smoke could not escape and the heat surged through the staircases where rescue operations were taking place. At the height of the fire, flames leapt from windows on the top three or four floors and the whole building was engulfed in heavy smoke. Steel window frames on the top floor were bent by intense heat. Some people inside waved pieces of cloth through ventilation shafts, trying to alert rescuers. Two government helicopters were used to pluck...