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Relizion was dise-tablished at Yale College when the fast compulsory chapel service was dismissed as the present examination period began. To future generations of Yale men the stories of how undergraduates leaped from deep slumber into rubber boots and ulsters and then raced desperately across the campus to be in time for morning provers will sound as unreal as tales from ancient history. Compulsory church attendance on Sunday is also a thing of the past. Religion is no longer an alarm clock. The monitor's list of present and absent sent will no more serve as a discourage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: On Its Own | 4/21/2004 | See Source »

...attacks in Spain quickly mobilized that country’s people to elect a new anti-war government, and the United States lost one of its few allies in the War on Terror. Thankfully, it didn’t take such violence to wake the Australian people from their slumber of submission...

Author: By Bede A. Moore, | Title: The Little Guy in Australia | 4/16/2004 | See Source »

...spoke to Andy Rooney; he (Rooney) told us so on 60 Minutes this week. The Almighty roused Mr. Eyebrows from the slumber of the senescent and confided, "Mel is a real nut case. What in the world was I thinking when I created him? Listen, we all make mistakes." Then Rooney had a question of his own for Gibson: "How many million dollars does it look as if you're going to make off the crucifixion of Christ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Hypocrisies | 2/27/2004 | See Source »

Seated in front of the endless drone of the television—right now, treating us to a very grainy version of The Drew Carey Show—one guest’s chin sinks to his chest in slumber. The volunteers and guests who haven’t gone to bed yet sit in clusters and talk in hushed tones...

Author: By Irin Carmon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shelter From the Storm | 2/19/2004 | See Source »

Roused from its slumber by the surprising early offensive, Harvard wasted little time responding, establishing a lasting presence in the Dutchmen zone just moments following the subsequent faceoff...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Rebounds to Claim Must-Have Win | 2/17/2004 | See Source »

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