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...wonder, then, what "privacy" Propokow is concerned about in the Adams rooming groups he seeks to shatter. Men and women at this college--and in the outside world--use each others' bathrooms all the time. And if men and women consent to putting their toothbrushes next to one another, that's their business...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ain't Nobody's Business But Their Own | 1/26/1994 | See Source »

...very blow that was apparently designed to shatter Kerrigan's hopes and improve Harding's prospects promises to have the opposite effect both on the ice and off. If Harding skates in Lillehammer, she will face a chilly reception from a panel of judges reluctant to bestow gold on a skater who has cast so dark a shadow over the sport. "Subconsciously they're probably going to mark her down," says Seppo Iso-Ahola, a University of Maryland sports psychologist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Figure Skater Tonya Harding: Tarnished Victory | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

...foreign to me), which is comparatively fortunate anyway. yet in striving to increase understanding of this subject I speak directly from my own life because it is so rare for people to learn much about anyone's personal experience of such illnesses. I hope to use my case to shatter common stereotypes that mental illness must involve overt, observable difficulties with ordinary functioning...

Author: By John Duvivier, | Title: Depression: A Personal Account | 11/23/1993 | See Source »

Macik makes his second straight appearance as Rookie of the Week after continuing his assault on opposing defenses against Colgate. He caught eight passes for 153 yards, including a 62-yard TD grab. The nation's leading recevier is on pace to shatter every Penn single-season receiveing record...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL | 10/12/1993 | See Source »

Carjackings are not the only car crimes that have exploded over the past few years. What police call smash-and-grabs are also considered easy, risk-free crimes. A swing of a baseball bat probably won't shatter a car window, but the impact of a porcelain spark plug will. "People are shocked, because they don't see a weapon. These guys don't have to use a bat. Some even carry the porcelain piece around in their mouths," says Miami's Sergeant Camil. "There you are, daydreaming about dinner. You're not expecting a brick or a spark plug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hell on Wheels | 8/16/1993 | See Source »

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