Word: mayhem
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Dalton officials identified Cole and Waxenberg as being primarily responsible for the fire bells. While a dozen boys appear to have been involved in, the mayhem, Cole and Waxenberg were the only ones sent home early after the incident...
Then there are another breed, the armchair nihilists. They like their mayhem packaged in movies and VCR tapes. They watch them, Nietzsche on their bookshelves, secure from the effects of a culture of violence...
...struggled to keep their balance between bitterly opposing camps in a dangerously uneasy climate, and the Administration tried to gauge what Congress would tolerate. As U.S. lawmakers began debating setting a date for withdrawal, the disorder offered a graphic reminder of how vulnerable Bill Clinton's policy is when mayhem erupts in Haiti...
Reassuring? Not really. The Administration seemed publicly determined to hold steady as last week's mayhem was beamed back to the states on CNN cameras, but some senior officials privately expressed doubts. "There is no question," admitted one, "that we are going to be tested every day in our ability to try to provide order and move the nation to a place where it can deal with these issues on its own." One need only glimpse the recurrent mob scenes in Port-au-Prince to realize that the future of democracy in Haiti -- and with it, perhaps, the success...
...should have little trouble picking apart a Holy Cross defense that is giving up 350.7 rushing yards per game. With superb sophomore tailback Eion Hu's hip all but healed and junior Kweli Thompson's 122 yards on 28 attempts last week, Harvard is ready to create some ground mayhem this weekend...