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...fellow resident of Massachusetts Hall in 1927-28 who, when irritated by the glare of a bare lightbulb burning over the entrance to Harvard Hall, would extinguish the light with a carefully placed shot from an air gun he kept in his room. Or another parental story of the pandemonium occasioned when someone put Christmas light flashers in all the Yard lanterns. It seems that the "Yard cops" (now University Police) had, in the days before radios, been in the habit of switching these lights on and off to summon assistance When the lights came on that evening...
...counteract specially ordered indelible ink, appeared in some precincts; officials' relatives were seen voting five times in others. In Quezon City, 23,000 squatters were threatened with relocation unless they voted for the K.B.L.; in Manila some K.B.L. voters were rewarded with envelopes containing around $130. Tragically, the pandemonium of election week also resulted in 109 deaths, mostly caused by clashes involving guerrillas of the Communist New People's Army...
...designers, usually the best ones, who put a premium on their creativity. "I create an image, but this look often disappears in the stores," says Giorgio Armani. "Buyers tend to misinterpret the idea and the allure of the designers," grouses Jean-Paul Gaultier, whose clothes attempt to transform the pandemonium of London rock fashion into a whimsical redefinition of youth a la mode. "They buy a big, oversized suit in a small size so it becomes superclassic, not all me." Issey Miyake expects buyers "to be creative. Sometimes they're afraid and I say, please, try. I expect people...
Instead, he's banking on the home court advantage to produce a little magic. And after tomorrow night he's hoping it'll produce a little pandemonium...
...mood that will engulf Briggs Athletic Center after tomorrow night's final regular-season basketball game will reflect a state of pandemonium or profound sorrow...