Word: lowers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...love with a seaman, Ralf Rackstraw, but she is betrothed instead to a much, much older man, Admiral of the Queen's Navy, Sir Joseph Porter. The Captain himself is in love with dear little Buttercup, but cannot marry her because she is a poorly Bumboat woman, of a lower class than he. So, these characters try to find love and belonging amid a chorus of grinning, gallivanting sailors, brightly dressed sisters, cousins and aunts, not to mention the rolling high seas. Actually, the calm flat waters of port, because, curiously enough, the good ship Pinafore never seems to leave...
...surrounding a single male, blasting out their Divinyls' interpretation off-key. I think I recognize the mobbed male, but am not sure where the face is from. Section? No...Winthrop Dining Hall...No. As I watch a girl in a silver tube top aggressively explore the young man's lower-half, it hits me: Matthew R. Cordell, FM photography editor, who only hours before begged off the task of accompanying me on my journey tonight, sending instead his friend Tad. Tad, meanwhile, continues to play the role of photographer, snapping shots of wild karaokers...
...start living up to its name. That's the word from President Clinton, who on Thursday announced his goal to improve Internet access in minority communities. According to a 1999 Commerce Department report, there is a so-called "digital divide" in America, with blacks and Hispanics having sharply lower access than their white counterparts. And, says TIME technology writer Joshua Quittner, Clinton's interest will draw much-needed attention to the problem. "This is good stuff - precisely the kind of thing the President ought to be doing," says Quittner. "Americans are guaranteed 'universal service' from the phone companies, and there...
...prohibitive costs of the sport are another barrier for novices and experts alike. HUSC tries its best to lower the price, mostly through deals with the Cambridge store Concepts...
...believe the Virgin Mary received word that she would bear the Son of God. The Vatican criticized the Israeli decision and in a strongly worded statement accused the "political authorities [of] fomenting division." The Israeli government reacted angrily, condemning the Vatican statement and saying it was only trying to "lower tensions" between Christians and Muslims. The controversy has strained relations between Israel and the Vatican and may complicate preparations for a visit by the Pope planned for March...