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...Some warned against the evils of "it" pens and reckless em-dashing; others spoke more generally about replacing fluff with humor and analysis. The best part came when we asked our candidates to describe FM in three adjectives. We got some eyebrow-raising responses: "blase," "slick," "sexy," "caffeinated," "unpredictable," "hip," "light," "fast-paced," "revealing," "witty," "lighthearted," "authoritative," "entertaining," "original" and "flashy," they supplied. Last year around this time, my application proposed "sharp," "ironic" and "disenchanted." FM has changed, and I don't know what...

Author: By Anna M. Schneider-mayerson, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Editor's Note: Work In Progress | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

During a stoppage in the first half, Clemente persuaded the officials to let him wipe down a slick spot on the Hart Center floor with a towel thrown from the Harvard bench...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Clemente's 32 Leads M. Basketball Past Holy Cross, 80-69 | 11/24/1999 | See Source »

...crafty, the Man is slick, but there are always signals when you're dealing with the Man. Here's a fool-proof guide for spotting him in your every day interactions...

Author: By Joyce K. Mcintyre, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Endpaper: Fight the Power | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...caught have been less about wacky weed and more about whack. You can't have missed Tuesday's and Wednesday's staged Last Supper in front of the Science Center. Publicity has been quite a point of contention for the show. Although now the campus is inundated with the slick, black, official posters for the show, the previous weeks' many teasers took on the Stations of the Cross, Harvard-style, making anyone walking around campus an unwitting pilgrim on a very postmodern Via Dolorosa. On one poster, Jesus pours himself a Slurpee; on another, he checks his email from...

Author: By By ANKUR Ghosh, | Title: Jesus Christ Superstar, A Work in Progress: Supping With the Savior | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

When the band emerged from the water, an oily slick of valve lubricant coated the surface of the water...

Author: By Benjamin D. Grizzle, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Band Celebrates 80 Years with Weekend of Festivities | 11/5/1999 | See Source »

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