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...unless you’re standing one person behind the other. For all of their virtues, it isn’t surprising that things go horribly awry in the absence of lines. From the tragic stampedes that kill hundreds during the Muslim hajj to the depressingly comical Lamont Dessert Riot of 2005, man-made blunders have shown time after time that chaos ensues once lines fail to make their heralded appearance. If it is part of being civilized to form lines, then it certainly speaks to our innate, visceral tendencies when affairs become pandemonium in their want. At Harvard...
...Laden as the person Koreans least wanted to attend. Neither showed. For nearly four years, it wasn't safe for Ohno to skate in Korea, but in October he arrived in Seoul for a short-track World Cup event. At the airport he was greeted by 100 police in riot gear (for his protection), and at the rink he was disqualified for pushing, delighting the packed house. Otherwise, things couldn't have gone more smoothly. "No death threats while I was in Korea nor leading up to the competition," says Ohno. "Actually, a very high-ranking Korean speed-skating official...
...nearly four years, it wasn't safe for Ohno to skate in Korea, but in October he arrived in Seoul for a short-track World Cup event. At the airport he was greeted by 100 police in riot gear (for his protection), and at the rink he was disqualified for pushing, delighting the packed house. Otherwise, things couldn't have gone more smoothly. "No death threats while I was in Korea nor leading up to the competition," says Ohno. "Actually, a very high-ranking Korean speed-skating official was telling me that I may have sparked a fan club...
...more than 100 politicians and activists in predawn raids last Thursday, while the government cut phone lines and ordered the army to enforce a daytime curfew in the capital. But tens of thousands of protesters defied the crackdown on Saturday, shouting "Gyanendra leave Nepal" and fighting pitched battles with riot police before being dispersed with tear gas. Hundreds of demonstrators, including several political leaders, were arrested...
...conflict. East River-ites associate pizza with the smell of tomato sauce and broken scapulae, especially after trying to get their hands on a slice when the project team delivered them to House dining halls. In anticipation of the pizza’s arrival, undergraduates gathered to Lamont Burrito Riot density. When the pizza caravan arrived, it was set upon like Harvard students on Wyclef tickets—on opposite day. As pizza boxes fell empty to the floor, so did injured undergrads (including the several dozen trampled physicists in Leverett). In light of this reaction, we can?...