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...Harvard Photography Journal and Diversity and Distinction, I was surprised to learn that Mason has only been seriously studying photography since the fall of 1999, when he took an introductory photo class in the Visual and Environmental Studies Department. Mason is keenly interested in pursuing filmmaking, saying that his penchant for black-and-white photography stems from his interest in film as well as art in general...

Author: By Marcelline Block, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Show Off | 9/22/2000 | See Source »

...sheer romance to think we can ever be other than what we are now." Now, 33 years later, Sanford pops up again as the protagonist of another Vidal novel, set in the same place and roughly the same time, and readers familiar with the author's career-long penchant for ironies will in no way be surprised to hear that the new book is called "The Golden...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World According to Gore | 9/17/2000 | See Source »

...While Larson and Foster are no longer with the team, Corkery, who will serve this year as one of the Crimson's co-captains, is back to anchor the defense. A gritty performer with a remarkable penchant for playing hurt, Corkery has not missed a single game since she arrived at Harvard in 1997. She will be joined in the backfield by the other co-captain, senior Brooke McCarthy, who takes over Larson's job at sweeper after battling all the way back from an ACL tear that kept her out of action...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Injuries Hit No. 16 W. Soccer Early | 9/15/2000 | See Source »

...think so. I still have my lunchbox, and I can't imagine letting it go for the price of two movie tickets. I will, however, consider an exchange. And if you've got a "Muppet Movie" lunchbox that's in good shape and harbor a penchant for swine in spacesuits, you may just be in luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lunchboxes I Have Known and Loved | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...number of states that permit seriously ill patients to grow and use marijuana under medical supervision (California voters took the lead in 1996) the issue isn' going away anytime soon. And this particular case could prompt the Justices to take an unfamiliar position: While this Court consistently demonstrates a penchant for decentralizing power from the federal government in favor of the individual states, federal drug laws remain sacred cows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Court May Have Doused a Fire, but it Still Smokes | 8/30/2000 | See Source »

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