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...think that’s going to be my biggest shock??not having so much one-on-one contact with my professors,” he said...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Very First Shopping Spree | 9/16/2003 | See Source »

Committee members voted unanimously to appoint Thomas Fowler-Finn, who currently runs the public schools in Fort Wayne, Ind., pledging he will cause a “big culture shock?? because of his authoritative style and bring “renewed confidence” in a district plagued by division and dispute...

Author: By Andrew S. Holbrook and Claire A. Pasternack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: City Picks Superintendent | 5/14/2003 | See Source »

...leans forward intently. Hoyos emphasizes that Ex-Rated “always has something in motion, even during intermission…the variety of dance styles gives the show its universal appeal, not to mention its dynamism. Some pieces may elicit fear, laughter, or shock??we’re not sure what the visceral impression will be for the audience until showtime...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dirty Dancing | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

...Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves...heck, the Jazz, the Sonics—even the Clippers are better than any team in the East. But the NBA is set up in such a way that the Celtics could waltz into the Championship, a la the Patriots, and “shock?? the world...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: March to the Sea: I Love That Dirty, Lucky Water: Boston Will Keep Winning | 4/4/2002 | See Source »

...society’s stamp of approval. Cobain would claim in interviews that he traded valuable antique guns for his first guitar, that his lyrics were not about anything in particular and that he despised attention from the media. Yet in truth, his demeanor was contrived to maximize shock??not unlike the Sex Pistols’ deliberate attempts a decade and a half before to shock and offend the masses by cursing on national television and donning Nazi armbands and swastika t-shirts. In reality, Cobain re-invented and exaggerated many of his childhood memories, often crafting potential...

Author: By Thalia S. Field, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Serving the Servants: A review of Charles R. Cross's _Heavier Than Heaven_ | 9/14/2001 | See Source »

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