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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Although Hurlbut and Greenough seem to reflecta "cross-section" of the first-year class,rooms-or even hallways-contain many students withsimilar academic or athletic interests, or racialor geographical backgrounds...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Union Dorm First-Years Find Homogeneity | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...fact, much of the movie, with its uninspired cinematography and the dullness of its supporting cast, reeks faintly of television. The intermittent high school scenes, little more than filler here, seem more like "Dawson's Creek" with 4-letter words than anything else, a situation not helped by casting Joshua Jackson (also known as Pacey) in the role of Smith's best friend. The horror scenes, too, are filmed in a style that seems little more than a lackluster imitation of "The X-Files." Those same scenes are given their undeniable force not by the perfunctory work of the technicians...

Author: By John T. Meier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nazis Lurk in Stephen King's Suburbs | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...dinner party and unflappably suave, says, "Speaking the truth is a privilege of young boys; it is one, however, that men must regrettably relinquish," raising his glass knowingly to the other men at the table. Lying, suggests Apt Pupil, is a sign of maturity, as is, it would seem, cruelty and slaughter...

Author: By John T. Meier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nazis Lurk in Stephen King's Suburbs | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...favorites within the cult of R.E.M. fanatics, but the true test will come with radio airplay. "Hope" has the most "hope," because its upbeat style gets the legs moving with the beat, but the lyrics are actually supposedly about an AIDS patient. The somber topics raised in the song seem to clash with the actual tune, but this proves to be one of Stipe's lasting characteristics which surfaced on the group's first hit "The One I Love...

Author: By Benjamin L. Kornell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Up and Away: R.E.M. Walks On | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

Janet K. McLauglin '99 praised Williams' ability to "relate the things that seem mundane and trivial to her general questions about race and class and the way people are perceived in a sometimes humorous, yet not dogmatic...

Author: By Gila D. Jones, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Williams Critiques Media | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

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