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The celebration focused around the Haft Seen--meaning "seven S's"--a table with an arrangement of symbols whose Farsi name begin with "s." These items signify separate themes of the festival, from fertility to family.

Author: By Harrel E. Conner jr., CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Persian Students Celebrate the New Year | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

Crime rates in the neighborhoods surrounding Harvard's campus rose in 1998, but not enough to signify a trend, according to the Cambridge Police Department (CPD)'s annual crime report.

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Square, Cambridge See Rise in Crime | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

Notice the Veritas insignia printed on everything here from sweatshirts to coffee cups. Contained in it are three open books, all facing upwards. Many years ago, one of these volumes was turned over to represent the truth that cannot be known by empirical methods and reason alone, as well as...

Author: By Christa M. Franklin, | Title: Quietly, We Believe | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

Stoles have a very particular meaning in Roman Catholicism: they signify ordination. But Ramerman is a woman and, according to church doctrine, cannot be ordained. It did not help that she stood next to the priest during Mass, read the preface to the Eucharistic prayer and raised the chalice of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Doing as the Romans Do | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

Yankee fans have come to appreciate the ways their team makes gold out of lead. At the stadium they often function as a second Yankee pitcher whenever there are two outs and the official pitcher has two strikes on a batter. They rise, roar and clap to ride that third...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The-uh-uh-uh Yankees Win! | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

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