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...Dawson’s polished finishing skills, lethal irrespective of his distance from the goal line, undermined an otherwise successful Princeton defense twice midway through the second quarter...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Out in Front: Dawson Stands Alone With Touchdown Records | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...night peregrinations had pervaded the Yard and the Square. A shared elation had demanded outlet, but the outlet had proved unsatisfying. (At least it had lacked the violence to prove dangerous; the fate of the poor Emerson student killed by Boston policemen’s “non-lethal weapons” demonstrates the danger of rowdier celebrations...

Author: By Phoebe Kosman, | Title: The Rough Streets of Cambridge | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...were spread-eagled before temples, and their hearts, still beating, were cut out with flint knives, after which their blood was collected in bowls and their limbs eaten. The Aztecs also offered up their own blood by painfully mutilating their tongues, ears, legs and penises. Even their games were lethal. In one, players tried to move stone balls in the direction they thought the sun was heading. The player who guessed wrong was decapitated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Hard People, Stark Beauty | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...Zarqawi operatives, and military officials hope the latest mission will hamper his network's ability to operate. But the insurgency has shown a clear ability to regenerate itself after losses. And the rebels continue to adapt their tactics, adding TNT to their IEDs, for instance, to make them more lethal. In Ramadi they have begun attacking more at night; in Fallujah they have dug into defensive positions. A U.S. military battle-planning officer in Fallujah says the raid left a "big intel wake," information that will be useful later, he says, when the military moves to retake the city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking the Battle to the Enemy | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...have chosen a smaller venue in Harvard Stadium, but he’s come in at just the right time for the Crimson. An underrated defense made its presence felt against Northeastern, and Bryant will be integral in moving the Harvard defensive unit out from the shadow of the lethal Crimson offense...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CONTRRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bryant Fills In on Football's Injured Defense | 10/20/2004 | See Source »

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