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While the two authors seem to possess little rationale for becoming lawyers (Byrnes’ dream is to open a bike messenger company), they do know why they wrote this book. “We had to avoid being big, fat, drunk law partners in 20 years,” Byrnes jokes. “We thought about doing a radio show but any jackass can write a book...

Author: By E.l. Olive, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sex and the State House | 2/21/2002 | See Source »

...Dreams can change but friends are forever.” Unfortunately, this highly original tagline ignores the problem that post-Madonna teenybopper bombshell rock stars lack the durability our childhood friends possess. Nonetheless, Crossroads opens to salivating audiences around the U.S. and Canada this weekend. Will it revive poor Britney after the disappointing sales of her latest album? Will it woo critics with its swashbuckling teen adventure? Did Columbus land in Oklahoma? Is that really...

Author: By Clint J. Froelich and Michelle Kung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Britney: Not Yet A Girl..Not Yet a Film | 2/15/2002 | See Source »

...trend where individuals deliberately change who they are to attract others. Women are just as guilty as men. Pick up any edition of Cosmopolitan and one can find the monthly installment of tried and proven pick-up tips or captions telling women the essential personality traits they need to possess to be like those golden girls who transcend ordinary looks...

Author: By Jasmine J. Mahmoud, | Title: Love Me Tender, Love Me True | 2/14/2002 | See Source »

...will never be as courageous as my father or possess his willpower. Even at the end of his life, my dad refused to surrender. My dad lived the last weeks of his life in the Intensive Care Unit of Massachusetts General Hospital. The head surgical doctor at MGH told my family that in his 15 years of working in ICU, he had never seen anyone in my father’s condition remain alive. Yet, my father did not give up. It was only after the doctors informed us that my dad’s life would be unbearable even...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For My Dad | 2/14/2002 | See Source »

...always trying to be on top of the podium," she says. Hampered by a back injury last year, Cohen was erratic in the season's first events but has an ability to transfix an audience with innovative moves that highlight her flexibility. Even without the quad, she may just possess that indescribable elan that sets Olympic champions apart. Oksana Baiul, the 1994 gold medalist, had it, defeating Kerrigan with her exuberant performance; Lipinski had it in Nagano...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Three U.S. Stars. One Gold Medal. Get Ready For Spin City | 2/11/2002 | See Source »

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