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...whistled—with a shrill, attention-grabbing referee’s whistle. When another street performer had attracted a big crowd, Rlickman moved up close by and started blowing...

Author: By Andrew S. Holbrook and Daniela J. Lamas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Controversial Clown Gave Laughter, Life to Square | 4/17/2003 | See Source »

...such a U.N. watchdog role should let them sleep well. And just as Bosnia and Kosovo are now home to U.N. administrators, there will someday be a place in Iraq for the U.N. (if the soon-to-debut government of Iraq approves it) when the political climate grows less shrill...

Author: By Travis R. Kavulla, | Title: Summit of the Losers | 4/17/2003 | See Source »

...first is that - and this is a characteristic flaw of Moore's movies - it was a shrill harangue that would make a person ashamed even for agreeing with it. By starting off his screed by attacking the legitimacy of George W. Bush's election, he committed the same mistake as too many leaders of the antiwar movement, such as the leaders of ANSWER: he couldn't resist the temptation to lump his antiwar stance in with the rest of his portfolio of grievances. As a result, he made a speech guaranteed to alienate even many people who are also against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shame on You, Mr. Moore! Shame on You! | 3/24/2003 | See Source »

Being a Zionist has never been easy. It means having to constantly repeat the obvious without sounding shrill or tedious...

Author: By Jonathan H. Esensten, | Title: Let's Repeat the Obvious on Israel | 3/5/2003 | See Source »

...entire campaign to force Augusta National Golf Club into admitting female members is absurd. Augusta is a private club, and is thus free to craft whatever membership policies it chooses. The Staff’s shrill complaints are misguided and irritating: people should be free to associate with whomever they choose without obnoxious criticism from newspaper editors...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: A Round With the Members | 2/28/2003 | See Source »

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