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Whiz in her scarlet gown was a hit as thedanced and sang "Flaming Mamie." Then I croaked myditty , "I Wish I Was a Femme Fatale" (alas, I hada long way to go). Applause broke out when I,high-kicking my way to the hoped-for but unseenexit, sprawled into a sandbox used forextinguishing incendiary devices...

Author: By Sylvia Maynard, | Title: Class of '44 Grads Reflect on Impact of War on College Life | 6/7/1994 | See Source »

...street, and asks where she is going. She responds that she intended to buy a ribbon, but doesn't have sufficient funds. He offers to purchase it for her with the ominous phrase, "Pay me back if you don't sleep with me." In a touch reminiscent of The Scarlet Letter, she then proceeds to adorn her hair with a red ribbon, suffusing with symbolic shame her formerly pristine attire. Although this connection is played up in the movie, the emotional state of the horse, at this and later points, something Zola describes with painstaking precision in his book...

Author: By Bernadette A. Meyler, | Title: `Germinal' Has Outgrown Movie Format | 5/13/1994 | See Source »

...This cafe is one of the best things that has happened to Adams House," says Scarlet J. Marquette '93, a graduate student in the Slavic department. "This really fulfills the goal of Harvard--diversity--by bringing many different groups together in one space...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Molotov Cafe Evokes Aura of `Casablanca' | 2/18/1994 | See Source »

This effort seemed to run the Crimson grapplers ragged, though, and while trainer Kate Peck tried desperately to piece the team back together before the Rutgers contest, working miracles was not part of her job description; Harvard faced the powerful Scarlet Knights with much less than a full line...

Author: By Anand S. Joshi, | Title: Wrestlers Go 1-2 in Tri-Meet | 2/8/1994 | See Source »

...those thirsting for new material, the third disc should satisfy that urge. If your urges extend beyond simple musical desires, obscure tunes such as "I Love U in Me," and "Scarlet Pussy" leave little to the imagination. Somewhere in Prince's songs there are real lyrics floating around, but rather than try to unearth them, enjoy yourself by listening to all of the manifold ways in which he manages to express sexual desire as well as to well, express it. And although the album's tracks progress in no particular order, the extensive liner notes provide a useful play...

Author: By James B. Loeffler, | Title: Pushing The Limits of Music and Taste | 12/16/1993 | See Source »

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