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...Cabot House resident was approached from behind by two males, one of whom was wearing a mask and armed with what appeared to be a black semi-automatic handgun, according to a Harvard police advisory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cabot Resident Mugged Walking Across Common | 12/3/1996 | See Source »

...push to coincide with its video release because Disney--this may surprise anyone who's visited a Disney store in the past year--felt it had underestimated the marketing possibilities when the film was released in theaters last fall. So children can now beg for real toys based on semi-satiric fake toys, a postmodernish irony probably neither they nor their parents will appreciate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 101 MOVIE TIE-INS | 12/2/1996 | See Source »

...write, I am thinking about ice for my foot. This weekend, the Hollis Hall Hornets played another round of mud, sweat and tears soccer, finally being eliminated in a valiant effort in the Freshman Intramural (IM) soccer semi-final. The fields behind the Palmer Dixon courts were grey and the sidelines empty, but the shouts and celebrations after a well-placed goal could have punctuated a World Cup game or the Major Leauge Soccer championship in Foxboro last month. Yes, Sunday afternoon is a perfect time for IMs, because for some of us it's not a hobby...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: Everyone Can Win in Intramurals | 11/26/1996 | See Source »

...Cold War is supposed to be over. The Soviet Union has disintegrated from a monolithic superpower into a collection of various semi-democratic states. No more nuclear missiles in Russia are targeted at U.S. cities. Presidents no longer speak ominously of the "Evil Empire," and popular movies no longer include Russian villians who speak in broken English...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: MCCARTHYSIM LIVES ON | 11/23/1996 | See Source »

...everyone calls my father, was born in Brooklyn in 1921, was the first person in his family to attend college, served in World War II, went into the family business and is now semi-retired. He reads the papers, watches television news, goes to the movies occasionally, never looks at a book and wouldn't miss a weekend football game--unless, of course, he's playing golf. He balances his checkbook, pays his taxes on time and drives a fancy foreign-made car that is his only extravagance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MY OWN VOX POP | 11/11/1996 | See Source »

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