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...games and the score deadlocked at 3-3 in the second game, Abraham rolled his ankle and appeared as if he would have to retire. Although he shook it off and continued to play, his range of motion was considerably reduced and his frustration soon became apparent when he semi-intentionally whacked the glass wall on an aborted swing...

Author: By Jared R. Small, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Abraham Leads Squash's Strong Showing at Individuals | 3/5/2001 | See Source »

...make friends with members of the political group that has taken offense at his words. Innocence is a key word. The learned eyes open widely. Palms turn outward. And he gains sympathy. This happens every time he becomes the object of a new outrage. It has become a semi-annual dance. The beginning and the end are predictable...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, | Title: The Aggressive-Passive Mr. Mansfield | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

...following scene: Beijing gangsters shove hostages into a car and flee. When the pursuing police fire at their gas tank, blowing it up, the hooligans hustle the captives from the smoldering wreck into a nearby building. A dozen cops in black ski masks race across open ground firing semi-automatic weapons at them, scale the building with ropes, then swing from the rooftop through the windows. After a second gun battle, they subdue the outlaws. It's unclear what has become of the hostages. Later, when asked if police normally open fire on cars and buildings with innocent civilians inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eyes on the Prize | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

With victories last night and Saturday, however, Harvard has almost guaranteed itself of a showdown with St. Lawrence in the ECAC semi-finals...

Author: By Timothy Jackson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Action Jackson: W. Hockey Peaking at the Right Time | 2/22/2001 | See Source »

Rather than remaining in the audience with the other final club members and dates, Novak, who was attending the show "Fangs for the Memories" with other members of the Harvard Lampoon, the semi-secret Sorrento Square organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine, decided to one-up the "usual heckling" by dressing in drag and joining the show...

Author: By Marla B. Kaplan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Poonster Crashes Pudding Show | 2/22/2001 | See Source »

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