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...beginning of the first round, Redd and Boulerice were at a standstill. A large, unsightly vein protruded from Boulerice’s neck as he complained, “What is the point of this?” At the three-minute mark, however, Boulerice began to take over. Redd’s head shook so much the other competitors feared it might roll off. Redd seemed to share their fear, suddenly giving up. Perhaps remembering his elimination from the “Jeopardy!” College Tournament last year, he bowed his head, looking up only...

Author: By William L. Adams, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mental Champs Get Physical | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

...morph Washkowitz’s word into AVOID. A few plays into the game, Thomas turns to his roommate and official scorekeeper, Daniel L. Suzman ’05, to remind him to yell out the score every few moves. Suzman announces that the two are neck and neck, with Washkowitz slightly in the lead. As play continues, Washkowitz begins to fidget even more spastically, alternately sipping coffee, puffing from cigarettes and flicking at his legs, his hands almost as busy as his pink Oxford shirt. Complimenting Thomas on his play, Washkowitz is surprised by the low score...

Author: By Stephanie E. Butler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NO HEADLINE | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

...still unclear as of press time whether the Cambridge Fire Code has much to say about cooking appliances in dorm rooms at all. But regardless, the fire department is not breathing down Harvard’s neck about...

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What If It Were All a Lie? | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

Just as with Clinton, it would be a mistake to write off Torricelli. Virtually all polls show him neck and neck with G.O.P. rival Doug Forrester, a former small-town mayor who made his fortune helping companies hold down prescription-drug costs, although one new survey shows Torricelli in a free fall. A Republican insider concedes, "We could easily lose this." Why? For one thing, New Jersey is increasingly Democratic. The state, which backed George Bush 56-43 in 1988, went for Al Gore 56-41 (plus 3% for Ralph Nader) in 2000. "It's not like Massachusetts, where they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elections 2002: Does Scandal Really Matter? | 10/7/2002 | See Source »

...Just as with Clinton, it would be a mistake to write off Torricelli. Virtually all polls show him neck and neck with g.o.p. rival Doug Forrester, a former small-town mayor who made his fortune helping companies hold down prescription-drug costs, although one new survey shows Torricelli in a free fall. A Republican insider concedes, "We could easily lose this." Why? For one thing, New Jersey is increasingly Democratic. The state, which backed George Bush 56-43 in 1988, went for Al Gore 56-41 (plus 3% for Ralph Nader) in 2000. "It's not like Massachusetts, where they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Jersey Senate: Does Scandal Really Matter? | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

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