Word: quiets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Lately, in quest of a thesis, I have been spending a lot of time in Harvard's libraries: the quiet, dimly lit nooks and crannies of Hilles, the clattering shelves of Pusey, the musty corners of Widener. Every so often I get sidetracked, especially if it's in an interesting part of the PS (American literature) or LB (education) sections or if it's late at night in the Widener stacks and I'm tired of carrying books up and down floors. I'll toss down my backpack, sit on the floor in my jeans, and explore the wonders...
...There's a low roar of activity here...whereas in a library it's too quiet almost. [This atmosphere] keeps me awake if I'm studying something boring," he says...
DUNSTER HOUSE--The quiet past Thursday evening was punctuated, as usual, by quiet, melliflous voices and the strumming of a guitar. It was The Coffeehouse in its newest incarnation: the folk gathering. Dunsterites collected like dustballs in the Junior Common Room, blowing onto the minimalist couches, blowing off into the night. But while they were present in a room colored by the dimmed moose-head chandeliers and cloaked by student art reminiscent of one's fifth-grade painting class, they experienced voices untainted by recording...
...gays, commonly dubbed "don't ask, don't tell." True to its name, the "don't ask, don't tell" policy takes a relatively laissez-faire attitude towards homosexuals in the American military: Those in power won't ask as long as you don't tell, so stay quiet about your sexual orientation, and everything will be all right; however, should you choose to be public about your sexual preferences and declare your identification as a homo-sexual, you are automatically subject to discharge...
...unexpectedly low-key debate last night in San Diego, President Bill Clinton restated his vision for the 21st century, while Republican challenger Robert J. Dole leveled quiet attacks against the president's record and character...