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...riotous revelry for the Yale victory was indicative of the importance the campus placed on football...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 1948 Saw First Crimson Victory Over Elis In Seven Years | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

...sort of advancing army or caravan, be it droid, human or beast, across a plain or desert (or maybe through a city). Following the main title track is the surprising appearance of a chorus, something that will maintain a constant presence throughout the soundtrack. The second track is a riotous piece that I can only assume accompanies some sort of chase or battle; the anxious sound of the chorus matches the frantic horns perfectly...

Author: By Jason F. C. clarke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Album Review: Star Wars Soundtack | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

...sort of advancing army or caravan, be it droid, human or beast, across a plain or desert (or maybe through a city). Following the main title track is the surprising appearance of a chorus, something that will maintain a constant presence throughout the soundtrack. The second track is a riotous piece that I can only assume accompanies some sort of chase or battle; the anxious sound of the chorus matches the frantic horns perfectly...

Author: By Jason F. C. clarke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: STAR WARS | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

...Leverett '80s Dance, a staple of the socialcalendar each semester, will take place again thisspring, but a date has not yet been set. Thisdance is always packed, and has been closed in thepast because of riotous crowds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PREVIEW '99 | 2/5/1999 | See Source »

...cheerful self-denial. Her city, which exists either in the near future or in the recent past, still refers to black people as coloreds and maintains a subtle quota system whose goal is not human equality but the appearance of social justice. The elevator bosses take their leisure at riotous banquets where the entertainment consists of humiliating minstrel shows. The civil rights movement, in Whitehead's parallel universe, either never happened or has been reversed. Either way the effect is eerie, suggesting that the path to freedom is not inevitable and never has been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Promise of Verticality | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

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