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...more commonly, “Isn’t that a feminist play or something?” circulated among the student body. It is unfortunate that The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon-Marigolds encountered such a reception, for although the production was not the spectacular debut that one might hope for from a new group, it demonstrated the group’s potential and hinted at a bright future...

Author: By Rebecca Cantu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Athena’s Debut Produces Positive Effects | 11/9/2001 | See Source »

...general, the film is at its best when it is portraying the dynamics of this three-person group. Their experience, their unspoken communication and their absolute trust in each other allow them to pull off spectacular cons. It is the interplay between them that gives the movie what little momentum it manages to gather...

Author: By Alex Potapov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Steal This Movie, Please: Mamet's 'Heist' | 11/9/2001 | See Source »

...Fallout from the spectacular breach was immediate; lawmakers called for fines against United Airlines, which hired Argenbright, the private security outfit conducting the screenings. The largest airport security operation in the country, Argenbright is already under investigation for lying about performing background checks on employees at the Philadelphia International Airport. The O?Hare workers involved have been suspended...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The O'Hare Breach: Stopping Security Lapses | 11/6/2001 | See Source »

Ranged against those successes in cross-border teamwork, however, are some fairly spectacular instances of how the European Union?s vaunted freedom of movement has far outpaced judicial cooperation. After the first arrests in Milan last April, Italian prosecutor Dambruoso issued a warrant for another figure associated with the cell, Tarek Maaroufi, referred to in Italian court papers as one of the "spiritual heads of the Salafist Group with a basic function of indoctrinating recruits." But Maaroufi lives in Belgium as a Belgian citizen, and no European Union country extradites its own citizens. The Belgian authorities contend that the Italians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hate Club | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

How’s Rose looking? Well, when he played, he looked spectacular. It’s not just a matter of completing 14 of 16 passes in the first half—an incredible rate against any team. More impressive was just how fearlessly Rose attacked the Lions. In the game’s early stages, the Crimson faced a first-and-goal on the 5. Seeing that tight end Matt Fratto was closely guarded in the endzone, Rose held on to the ball and dove head first over a Columbia lineman for a gain of three yards...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Saved By The Bell: Football Finally Answers Questions | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

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