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...dark complexioned, Staples noticed he inspired fear in whites when he approached on the sidewalk. At first he sought to reassure them by whistling Vivaldi. Then he found malicious glee in frightening them in a game he called "scatter the pigeons." One night he hid in the shadows, then sprang in front of a white couple: "The two of them stood frozen as I bore down on them. I felt a surge of power: these people were mine . . . If I had been younger, with less to lose, I'd have robbed them." Instead Staples shouted good evening and strolled away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: Between Two Worlds | 3/7/1994 | See Source »

...seems an understatement to say that theidea which sprang from the minds of men likePresident Lowell and Professors Henderson,Whitehead, and Lowes, has had influence of greatsignificance in American higher education, even ifit has not resulted in an example of how tocircumvent the rigidity of doctoral requirementsas President Lowell had hoped."Crimson File PhotoAMARTYA...

Author: By Gaston DE Los reyes, | Title: Fellows Promote Genius | 3/5/1994 | See Source »

...game where momentum was the determining factor, the referee's whistle helped decide the outcome. Eric Hallman was whistled for the third period's first penalty, a slash at 11:10, and Harvard's five-on-four once again sprang into action; Farrell got his stick on a Derek Maguire shot for a tip-in goal at 11:31, and the Crimson were never seriously threatened again...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Defeat Vermont, 5-3, Looking to ECAC Tourney | 2/22/1994 | See Source »

...among his supporters in Medellin and the surrounding countryside. His hiding places included secret rooms carved out between walls, under stairs and underground. Often he cloaked himself in artful guises, dressing as a woman or riding in coffins as a corpse. At least four times, moments before the trap sprang shut, the wily farmer's son with the double chin and potbelly slipped away and mysteriously vanished. "He was like a deer," says a DEA agent involved in the chase. "He could disappear into the hills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Escobar's Dead End | 12/13/1993 | See Source »

...recently as last summer, United We Stand's most striking characteristic seemed to be its internal divisions. Many of itsstate leaders quit or were fired when independent-minded franchises clashed with Perot's Dallas-based lieutenants. At least 100 offshoots disenchanted with Perot sprang up. "Nobody is happy all the time," admits UWSA spokeswoman Sharon Holman. In fact, one New York dissident group has been so unhappy that it sent Gore a tip sheet before the debate, identifying Perot's personal hot-buttons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gored But Not Gone | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

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