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...reception at Pound Hall immediately followed the memorial service. There a somber crowd recalled Higginbotham's legend...

Author: By Dennis C. Lau, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Memorial Honors Civil Rights Hero | 2/23/1999 | See Source »

...second period ended on a somber note for the Crimson, as Moore was called at 19:09 for roughing, leaving over a minute of penalty time to be made up at the top of the third period...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Escapes Lynah, Still Alive in ECAC | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...somber ceremony in MIT's campus chapel yesterday afternoon, more than 100 friends and faculty celebrated the life of MIT first-year Michael P. Manley...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Faculty, Students Pay Tribute to MIT First-Year | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

...pillow talk. If she'd realized it was the presidency she was swooning over, not the President, and spent more time pushing her ideas for education reform and less time moaning to Tripp, the Senate might not be tied up in knots trying to decide how to carry out somber constitutional duties over matters that have the makings of farce. Some Senators must be longing for the days when Presidents lied about things that mattered, like coups d'etat or arms for hostages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Throwing the Book at Washington | 1/18/1999 | See Source »

...intelligence, Parade is a somber show that falls uncomfortably between the stools of history and art. The facts are treated respectfully enough to make the digressions into cliche annoying. To bolster Frank's status as a victim, for example, his lawyer is portrayed as a clueless Southern blowhard whose legal strategy consists mainly of keeping Frank from testifying and having him make an impromptu statement to the jury instead. In reality, according to Steve Oney, author of a history of the case to be published next year, Frank was represented by two of the most respected members of Atlanta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: The Case Against Leo | 12/28/1998 | See Source »

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