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...from 1708 to 1724. A leverett is a hare less than one year old. It comes from the diminutive form of the French word “lievre” and also the Latin word “Lepus,” which means hare. This inspired the rabbit motif on the Leverett House shield...
...there is a dominant motif in European coverage, it appears to be the looming humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan. London's Times gave prominence to a call by The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund for the U.S. and Britain to stop using cluster bombs in Afghanistan, because of the "serious long-term threat to civilians." The bombs, being used against Taliban defensive lines, scatter 200 smaller "bomblets" designed to maximize their kill-ratio. But the bombs sometimes go astray, and also leave dangerous unexploded bomblets that kill civilians days or years later. Diana spent the last years of her life...
...hits medley of deeply ingrained Arab grievances--the death of thousands of Iraqi children under U.N. sanctions; U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, home of Muslim holy cities; the partition of Arab lands by Europe after World War I; and that ultimate red-meat issue, Israel. "The original bin Laden motif is not terribly interesting to Egyptians," says Schleifer. "But now he shifted to Palestine, and this has touched a chord...
...Asshole,” two tracks from Too Late. Lyrically, the songs are much tamer, and indicate a shift in focus towards some of punk music’s more marketable themes, like unrequited love, at the expense of the less saleable “fuck you” motif. As it turned out, the band’s new, more marketable sound paid off, as they were able to get How Far (originally released on the relatively small Fearless Records label) rereleased by the larger, California-based Nettwerk Records label...
...Hunting curse proved deadly for the Bow, landlords kicked out Grafton and pesky cops forced the closure of the Grille. But as they bitch about the lack of quality liquor-selling establishments, gowns so often forget that local town favorite, Whitney’s. Adorned with a simple shamrock motif, the small bar is so unobtrusive, many students don’t even realize it exists. Yet, across from 7-11 and tucked between Leo’s and the AmEx travel agency on JFK St. is one of the most unique—and best—bars...