Word: paper
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hour-long drama--scorned when published in a Harvard Magazine--has led to such hits as "Ally McBeal". Critics for The Harvard Crimson have praised my acting work, particularly in the role of DJ Banquo in "Thane of New York: An Urban Macbeth". And my 1996 Commencement toilet paper installation in Harvard Yard drew attention from the highest administrators...
...quite gotten around to dropping their advanced standing in the "special senior section" of the seating for Nelson Mandela's speech. In fact, a lot of the student proponents for advanced standing hold it up as the perfect way of beating the system--one convenient piece of paper good for better odds in Core lotteries, improved housing assignments and a raft of other benefits only sketchily associated with its actual academic function...
...Other people collect photos of sports figures and movie stars. The walls of my cubicle are decorated with pictures of my hero: Mike sporting a Halloween tie; Mike tanned and well rested in Africa; Mike somber as he announced Ron Brown's death; Mike playing anonymous source with a paper bag over his head . Now he is leaving. As I try to envision life without my daily dose of Mike McCurry I feel an emptiness that -- with all due respect to Joe Lockhart's abilities -- won't soon be filled. When all is said and done, I'm a sucker...
...perhaps my money should instead be donated to the particular groups that have contributed to my life as an undergraduate. From the Phillips Brooks House Association to the Harvard University Marching Band to the paper you're holding in your hands, many student organizations use donations from alums to offer scholarships or reimbursements of dues to dedicated members. Then again, trying to decide which organizations deserve my money and figuring out how much each one is worth is a calculation I don't look forward to making...
...stories on previously taboo topics, including political dissent, U.S. relations and the wisdom of a military confrontation with neighboring Afghanistan. The shutdown came swiftly after Supreme Leader ALI KHAMENEI's "final notice" to government officials to curtail press freedom. Indefatigable Tous editor MAHMOUD SHAMSOLVAEZIN had managed to get his paper back on the streets after two previous closures, once by changing its original name, Jameyeh. But last week he was in prison with four Tous colleagues, facing a revolutionary trial. There was no word from Khatami...