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Because Ramadan is in the middle of the winter this year, the days are extremely short and therefore the fasting is not as arduous as it is when Ramadan falls in the lighter months. With the sun setting at around 4:30 p.m., the requirement of abstaining from food and drink is certainly less pressing...

Author: By Vicky C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fasting and Festive Prayers Mark Ramadan | 1/8/1999 | See Source »

...calls a day. I have a wonderful life. That's part of the frustration people might have dealing with me. I want for nothing. I have a wonderful husband. I have wonderful kids. I have a wonderful life-style. I'd like to be 30 lbs. lighter, but what the hell. I mean, what are they going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Indiscreet Charm Of Lucianne Goldberg | 12/28/1998 | See Source »

Though their early albums Emmerdale and Life musically indulged the lighter guises of the band, distorted guitars and power chords have been seeping into the Cardigans' sound with increasing insistence and intensity. On Gran Turismo, for the first time, the Cardigans finally capture the state of cutting-edge rock circa 1998 rather than the state of vintage pop circa...

Author: By Jared S. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cardigan's Latest Album is Swede and Low | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

However, that was the only mistake that a steady Harvard defense made all game. The Crimson has relied on senior goaltender Jordan Dupuis to make crucial saves all season, but he drew a lighter load yesterday, having to make only four...

Author: By Owen Breck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Soccer Beats up Fairfield | 10/29/1998 | See Source »

...alternated between the orchestra and chorus. The forceful repetitions ended with a descending solo clarinet figure. This line, which was unfortunately marred by a bad note, fell, as if from the heavens, to the pure tones of the unaccompanied quartet intoning the "Et incarnatus..." The Credo ended on a lighter note with a playful fugue on the text of "Et vitam venturi saeculi," (and the life of the world to come.), inspired by Bach's similar usage in his Mass in b minor. Brewer and Clemont's capricious interplay, along with the matching figures in the winds, added a touch...

Author: By Chad B. Denton, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Period Beethoven Program Charms All | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

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