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Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Week February 27 - March 5 | 3/14/1994 | See Source »

...this latest skirmish over how to count petition signatures, the pro-rent control forces have accused their opponents of unethical tactics in soliciting support...

Author: By Terry H. Lanson, | Title: Surreal Fight Over Rent Control Will be Settled in a Boston Court | 3/4/1994 | See Source »

...skirmish developed after a wild flurry deep in Cornell's zone, which saw several players pile up into the goal. The fists were already loose when the whistle was blown and only after several minutes were the referees able to restore order and assess penalties. The melee resulted in two pairs of incidental minors and a roughing call on freshman Stewart Swenson, a last-minute sub for freshman Ethan Philpott...

Author: By Anand S. Joshi, | Title: Martins Again Brilliant as Harvard Scores Three-Power Play Goals on the Night | 2/14/1994 | See Source »

Immediately following the skirmish, the freshman forward slammed a dunk with authority, staring a 6-0 Crimson run from which it would never look back...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: M. Cagers Beat Brown in Rough Game | 2/7/1994 | See Source »

...music shares an intensity and an intimacy with the listener: it is an acute, astute cauterization of the wounds of the spirit. I'm Alive is a duel between edgy resignation, of loving and hurtful recollection, and a cautionary wisdom that comes fresh from a skirmish on the front lines. You can almost feel the powder burn when in My Problem Is You Browne sings, "I wanted to live in the realm of the senses/ You've got to know how/ And for some kinds of pleasure there are no defenses/ I know that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Songs of an Open Heart | 12/13/1993 | See Source »

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