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...police demonstrations had tainted the pool of potential jurors in the Bronx. Diallo's supporters feared that in the new venue of Albany County, which is 89 percent white, the defense would play the race card by attacking Sharpton and his band. The cops' backers feared that Sharpton would stir up the blacks in Albany. But blacks in Albany did not need Sharpton to stir them up, because their city has its own ugly history of tension between blacks and cops. In 1984 Albany police shot and killed Jesse Davis, a deranged mental patient, after he supposedly attacked them with...
...speedier train between Harvard and Yale might, in fact, accomplish a lot more than decrease travel time; it might stir up our school spirit as well. With faster getaway rates and quicker escapes, the Acela train might just introduce a new era of competition and rivalry between the two schools. Forget channeling our energy into just the Harvard-Yale football game, we'll be out there for the fencing rounds, crew races, ballroom dancing competitions and squash matches as well...
...bars of soap, a la Full Metal Jacket. "I didn't think it was funny to see Ian get hurt, but the overall effect was funny. Also, him getting hurt turned out to be pretty funny after all." said Margaret C. Lee '03...Jill Hill '00 caused quite a stir in the Winthrop dining hall Wednesday morning. The ninth-semester senior came to breakfast clad in warm-up pants and flip-flops. Identically-garbed Denise P. Laffer '01 was totally embarrassed...after extensive consultation with Dr. Hu of Atlantic Community Clinics, Gossip Guy was disappointed to learn that chronic masturbation...
...show's main act and North House did not disappoint. Playing in the place from which they derived their name, North House, led by Al Bennett '00 (founder of the QSS), possessed an uncanny ability to work a crowd, with Bennett entering beating two drumsticks together to stir up noise. It was a polished stage act; more than that, it showed talent. Bennett's voice and the clear, crisp sounds of his guitar (especially on the slinky guitar lick that opened "Chinese Cabdriver") worked well with the smouldering voice of the group's other lead singer, Becky Warren (a Wellesley...
...Harvard theater has always been a conundrum. Some plays cause a stir, others disappear without the slightest whisper. To many, the theater community might as well be its own little school each semester, these aspriring actors, directors, playwrights and crew members work their asses off to put up 20-25 shows around campus. Crimson Arts been covering student theater for a number of years now (not without its share of controversy, of course), but rarely do we ever get an insider's view on a production. This past semester, we gave you weekly glimpses at the progress of Jesus Christ...