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...Pharcyde. Probably because they thought they were doing what was best for the students and, deceivingly, the Pharcyde seemed a good choice. A press release describes the Pharcyde as "one of hip-hop's few originators." Whoever wrote this little lie must have smoked as much marijuana as the band had before the performance. The Pharcyde is an ordinary hip-hop group with a few songs that made them popular. The live performance revealed little extraordinary talent and disappointed the people who were expecting a refreshing hip-hop experience...
Mild in comparison with the U.S., social ills are nevertheless becoming more acute. The use of amphetamines and marijuana is growing, as is the fear of crime. In the past, only members of the Mafia, or yakuza, carried guns, and for the most part they killed only other yakuza. But last year there were several brutal handgun murders that did not involve mobsters. Three female employees at a supermarket, for example, were shot in the head in a Tokyo holdup. An advisory board to the National Police Agency last year endorsed the hiring of tens of thousands of additional police...
...police raid of the Gilbert Tower room occupied by Blankenship and his roommate, Stephen V. David '96, allegedly revealed quantities of ecstasy, LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms and marijuana. Not too shabby a selection: substances in Classes B, C and D. What happened to A? Not strong enough, perhaps, for the Currier crowd...
...when his mentor Leonard Bernstein stepped in for Bruno Walter, the young stand-in performed brilliantly, the critics raved, and a new star moved to the front ranks of American conductors. His recordings were praised, and the Buffalo Philharmonic named him its musical director in 1971. But a 1978 marijuana bust at Kennedy airport tarnished his reputation, and by the time Tilson Thomas left the U.S. to become principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra in 1987, he had become yesterday's sensation...
...stock that Bailey says he received in lieu of fees and expenses from a former client, drug trafficker Claude Duboc. The government claims it has the right to the money because Duboc had agreed to forfeit his assets after pleading guilty on charges of conspiring to import tons of marijuana. Bailey lawyer Roger Zuckerman had argued that his client needed more time to transfer the stock, which is currently being held in a Swiss bank. In court Thursday, Bailey said he had worked hard to comply: "I've tried to raise the millions the order requires. I have worked...