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Even more strange than his name is his game. If Wayne Gretzky had a mystique based on talent that belied his pedestrian skating and weak shot, Gomez has star quality. Knock-kneed and pigeon-toed, he skates like Pam Anderson in stilettos--slow and hunched over. But his passes are perfect, and his ability to see plays develop is amazing--particularly for a rookie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: El Diablo on Ice | 6/12/2000 | See Source »

...Petition was circulated through the Harvard community asking people to remove the "stool pigeon" clause that said Navy ROTC students had to report other students "associating or acting with or attending informal or social functions of an attached list of 'subversive' organizations." The petition was sponsored by The Crimson, the Young Republicans, the American Veterans Committee, the National Lawyers Guild, the Teachers Union and was sent to the administration. Harvard loyalty oath declared invalid--wording was wrong...

Author: By Kirsten G. Studlien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 1946-1950: Harvard and Beyond | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

...Beat is less about crime fighting than peacekeeping, civic and personal. Its hunky heroes spend more time wrestling with internal demons than with crooks; on the job, they report pigeon murders and settle traffic disputes. These are sensitive cops for the post-Diallo era (and shadowing their actions are protests over the death, in custody, of a black suspect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Fighting Inner Demons | 3/27/2000 | See Source »

...would like to see an illustrated guide on the myriad uses of the Chickwich. Examples: coaster, door stop, hockey puck, cufflink, lollipop, clay pigeon, hand warmer, emory board, half of an earmuff, emergency yarmulke, the ipilli (Suck me, Margaret Sanger), urinal cake, sandwich filler, barrier contraceptive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: From Our BULGING Mail Bags | 2/24/2000 | See Source »

...role of Latin American studies is ambiguous already, and it could end up being pigeon holed." she said. "Being placed within a larger context will kind of keep some people from actually pursuing it as a concentration...

Author: By Tova A. Serkin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professors To Consider Track in Latin American Studies | 2/10/2000 | See Source »

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