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...last Thursday morning, Michael Eric Dass, from Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, shuffled tentatively through the door to the secretary of state's office and asked where he could register to run for President. Dressed in stiff new blue jeans, work boots and a windbreaker, Dass sat down at the desk to fill out N.H. form 655:47. Out of an empty Mueller's spaghetti box, he plucked a $1,000 check. A reporter from the Manchester Union Leader pulled out a pad and asked Dass why he was running. "No one appreciates the press more than I do," said Dass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LOOK, MA, I'M RUNNING! | 12/18/1995 | See Source »

With darting glances and sneers irrelevant to her role as Raina's mother, Holly Maples tried to make her character appear overly civilized and dignified. Peter Picard '96 gave one of the most sound performances as Raina's father, portraying well the stiff patriarchal personality. Galen Weston '96 portrayed the insensitive, womanizing Sergius quite well...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, | Title: Shaw's Weak Writing Strangles 'Man' | 12/7/1995 | See Source »

...DAWG POUND" End zone-loving Cleveland football fans get stiff-armed as Browns bolt for Baltimore

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winners & Losers: Nov. 20, 1995 | 11/20/1995 | See Source »

After a week or two, Corbin began recruiting them over the phone. The competition for Sprinkle was particularly stiff. Five or six schools called Sprinkle's home each week, and other colleges phoned more sporadically...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: David Sprinkle's Big Decision | 11/17/1995 | See Source »

...relationship is key to the success of the play, since they have the most time together on stage, but their interactions are uneven. Sometimes their dialogue is crisp and their banter realistic, but occasionally the lines, and subsequently the acting, are stiff and stilted. It's hard to make much of a relationship which consists primarily of drinking coffee and having sex, but Quinones and Seid manage to make it interesting most of the time...

Author: By Emily J. Wood, | Title: 'Coffee' Is Harmless Drink | 11/9/1995 | See Source »

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