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...match by mere seconds, but was buoyed by a raucous rendition of Hava Nagila. On the other side of the table, the victors celebrated with cries of “Jee-zus! Jee-zus!,” igniting a furor not seen since Wal-Mart’s midnight release party for “The Passion of the Christ?...
...need of 24-hour study space. Despite the fact that students today keep much later hours than they used to, the College’s facilities operate on an antiquated schedule. Unlike many colleges with all-night library access, Lamont Library closes, on its latest nights, 45 minutes after midnight. A student center in Allston must have a 24-hour reserves desk and a place to study at any hour of the night. M.I.T.’s student center includes an all-night coffee shop; why should Harvard offer anything less...
...nondescript in most ways, known to the rest of the country mainly as a source of prized decorative porcelain produced during the graceful Song dynasty eight centuries ago. Last week, the city's place in the nation's consciousness acquired a stain that may take years to fade. At midnight, a 21-year-old named Yan Yanming reportedly entered the dormitory of Ruzhou's No. 2 High School and slipped into the rooms where male students slept. Yan slashed some students' throats, according to Xinhua, the state news agency. Others he stabbed in the heart. Eight died without rising. Four...
...night of Dec. 2-3, 1984, Bhopal suffered one of the worst industrial accidents of modern times. On the edge of town stood a seven-hectare pesticide plant owned by the U.S. company Union Carbide. Around midnight, water passed through a safety valve that had been deactivated and poured into a 13-meter steel tank of methyl isocyanate (MIC). The water caused a superheated reaction, turning the MIC into a deadly gas; the tank ruptured, breaking clean through its concrete housing; and 27 tons of MIC was released into the gentle southerly breeze that made kite-flying Bhopal's favorite...
Chair of the Election Commission Jonathan D. Einkauf ’06 said that the debates will most likely be held on the Thursday of election week. Voting begins at noon on Dec. 6 and ends at midnight...