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No problem. Never mind that the lift operator didn't notice me on the ground and that two or three successive pairs of more experienced skiers nearly ran over my right leg. I righted myself, slapped on my ski and stood up. I stuck my poles into the ground and...

Author: By Dante E.A. Ramos, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The First Time: Please Be Gentle With Me | 12/15/1992 | See Source »

In the tiny community of Cement, Oklahoma, trees and telephone poles are festooned with pink ribbons. People work tirelessly to collect signatures on petitions. The activity is in support of Billie Joe Powell, a 16-year-old girl charged with fatally shooting her father, who had allegedly abused her. Townspeople...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Kids Kill Abusive Parents | 11/23/1992 | See Source »

THE PLANET MERCURY IS TRULY A HELLISH PLACE: IT is one-third as far from the sun as Earth, and its daytime temperatures can reach 430 degreesC (800 degreesF). The last thing scientists expected to find there was ice. But that is just what a new radar study of Mercury...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fire And Ice | 11/2/1992 | See Source »

How is it possible? An analysis by UCLA scientists points out that while the poles are bathed in scorching sunlight, the light hits at such a shallow angle that the floors of some craters are permanently in shadow. With no atmosphere to move heat around, the temperature in these spots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fire And Ice | 11/2/1992 | See Source »

Young said a new date for the hunt is a "surprise." But Schauble said Crimson Key plans to hold the event in the winter or spring, when the poles and ropes are down.

Author: By Radi M. Annab, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FDO Nixes Yard Plate Hunt for First-Years | 9/23/1992 | See Source »

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