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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course, had I not read the producer's handy plot synopsis, I would not be able to tell you that. It would be something of an understatement to say that it is hard to follow the storyline of King Kong. Rather, it seems that the musical actively tries to prevent you from following it. But that, oddly enough, is part of its charm...

Author: By David Kornhaber, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mixing a Tape of B-Side and an Ape of Wagner, Hip-Hop Rocks the Opera | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

McKean also cited a conflict of interest between PWC's clients and its position as an independent monitor to prevent sweatshop abuses. The company, for example, represents Sara Lee, owner of Champion Goods and one of the companies that produces Harvard apparel...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PSLM Meets Potential Monitor | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

...read the producer's handy plot synopsis, I would not be able to tell you that. It would be something of an under-statement to say that it is hard to follow the storyline of King Kong. Rather, it seems that the musical actively tries to prevent you from following it. But that, oddly enough, is part of its charm...

Author: By David Kornhaber, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Taping Hip-Hop, Aping Wagner | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

...friends and I recently invented on the grassy lawn of Quincy House. During a trip to the superintendent's office, we discovered that a roll of toilet paper--when punted with a flick of the ankle--has surprising loft and travels far. Wrap the roll in masking tape to prevent the paper from unravelling, and voila--you have a genuine toilet ball, good for about 50 minutes of play before it totally falls apart. Advantages of toilet ball over conventional projectiles: It's soft to catch and can't possibly injure bystanders. It also costs nothing and recycles easily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Fascination of What's Easy | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

...many of us will be going on Saturday," said sophomore Marna Schutte." A lot of us have papers and projects that will prevent us from going...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tracks Tune Up at Tufts, St. John's | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

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