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This June, Melissa Drexler of Ocean County, N.J. was charged with murder when, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, an autopsy found that her six-pound baby boy had "died from asphyxia due to manual strangulation or obstruction of the mouth or nose." In the proceeding investigation it was revealed that Drexler had given birth to the baby at her high school prom and then disposed of him in the trash...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewitz, | Title: It Goeth The Way of Chivalry | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

...secret that we at Dartboard are regular "Jeopardy!" watchers. Or, at least, that we used to be. But since the new season has begun, we just can't get the thought out of our minds that Alex Trebek and company have taken the show into a drastic, kamikaze nose dive...

Author: By Dan S. Aibel, | Title: BECOMING WINK MARTINDALE | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...title of a Discovery Channel special, and the subject matter is suspiciously similar. When Holub dispenses unqualified environmental advice and chastises trendy scientific theorists, his otherwise sparkling essays acquire the atmosphere of soapbox sermons. The otherwise pedestrian chapter is punctuated by a few gems, such as "What the Nose Knows," a Proustian reverie on the atavistic power of scent, and the powerful "Shedding Life," which might have been titled "Killing a Muskrat" in homage to Orwell. The final section, "No," manages to redeem the second by drawing on his experiences in Czechoslovakia to further his political and scientific crusade...

Author: By Joshua Derman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Plasma Meets Politics in 'Shedding Life' | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...trip up to the third floor necessitates a walk past the enticing smells of the Coop Cafe--scents that waft to a visitor's nose. The cafe is strategically located; the path up to the third floor requires a casual browser to saunter past the cold sandwiches, hot tea and fresh coffee of the cafe...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, | Title: A Fresh Look For Coop Bookstore | 12/10/1997 | See Source »

...levels in developing nations are rising rapidly, it declared unanimously in August that it would never ratify a treaty that let developing countries avoid some sacrifices. At a pre-Kyoto workshop in Bonn in October, the so-called G77 group--77 developing nations--along with China, thumbed its collective nose at the U.S. by signing on to the European plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT: HOT AIR IN KYOTO | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

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