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Eyewitnesses reported that the student created a loud disturbance in the lobby of the library during a peak study time...
Harvard’s domination was once again led by junior forward Hana Peljto, who finished the night with a double-double. Peljto posted 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds despite playing at less-than-peak health for 26 minutes...
...order on a stock market that a leading Chinese economist once described as worse than a casino (because "at least casinos have rules"). Shang arrives at a precarious juncture. Even as China's GDP has grown 8% annually, its market has sunk more than 40% since its June 2001 peak. Stock-rigging scandals and lax corporate disclosure have sapped investors' confidence, and Shang must restore their faith. To do so, he will have to fend off government officials who see the market as a vehicle to funnel investors' cash into profitless state-run companies. He will need formidable political skill...
...injuries reached a peak at the Bank One Badger Showdown. Facing Colgate on Dec. 30 in Wisconsin, Harvard was without five regulars and could only dress 10 forwards...
...have a television--all because a middle-aged comic with manic energy and a desperate need to please was making a fool of himself, live, in America's living rooms. Subtle as a spray of seltzer, Berle dominated the young medium's ratings for years, at his peak winning 80% of the viewing audience. Eventually, TV grew up--anyway, it grew older --and by the mid-'50s Berle's innocent vulgarity had given way to more domestic, less frantic fare. But his ghost still haunts the tube. The Fear Factor daredevils, the Jackass prankster-masochists, the talk-show mutants...