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Word: sleepers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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This comment delighted the overflowing crowd in Jacob Sleeper Hall. The audience came to hear the two scholars discuss their new book, The Cold War and the Universities: Towards an Intellectual History of the Cold War, which examines literature about the Cold...

Author: By Martin G. Hickey, | Title: Chomsky, Zinn Discuss Their New Book | 2/21/1997 | See Source »

...should be mentioned that producer John Cearley and his directors daringly chose to tackle an obscure and risky sleeper of an opera in "Hoffmann"--foregoing the insurance of a familiar crowd-pleaser like "The Marriage of Figaro" or "La Boheme." Although Offenbach was referred to as the "Mozart of the Champs-Elysees" earlier in his career, "The Tales of Hoffmann" was his first real opera, departing from his jokier opera-bouffe compositions of the past...

Author: By Elisabetta A. Coletti, | Title: Dunster House Opera Spins Rousing 'Tales' | 2/20/1997 | See Source »

After barely sneaking by the Ivy league sleeper, Columbia, 70-62, on Friday night, the Crimson rebounded with an impressive 85-62 trouncing of Cornell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. Basketball Trounces Big Red, 85-62 | 1/15/1997 | See Source »

...reason that higher seats are better is one of physiology. When we look down, our eyes seem to close and our chins drop--incidentally, the same pose as a sleeper. Also, since craning one's neck upwards is uncomfortable, professors usually just look at the first few rows in rooms that have a steep slope (and I don't mean the grading curve). On the other hand, if the professor is on a raised stage, it's obvious who's sleeping and who's not. It's about impossible to sleep with you neck raised upwards, and even...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How to Sleep in Class | 10/12/1996 | See Source »

Sanders Theater: I understand that this room was not designed with the sleeper in mind. However, there are opportunities, subtle as they...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How to Sleep in Class | 10/12/1996 | See Source »

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