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Which incoming Crimson president stood up not one, but two sophomores who hoped to waltz into the evening with her at separate House formals last weekend? The head honcho’s British beau snatched her away mid-formal on Friday night, and she called in sick before the festivities could begin on Saturday. “I hope you’ll accept these flowers as a consolation,” she wrote in an apologetic note to the latter gentleman. Not quite a fairy tale ending...
...said. “When the history is written on the first decade of the 21st century, 200 years from now, on what page will your name appear when they discuss the genocide in the Sudan? What will you tell your grandchildren regarding where you stood while black women and children were being raped, and abused, and exploited...
...swaying to the music of pan pipes, marching militia and strutting chiefs, two men mounted a stage in the center of the clearing. Bare-chested, in a floral head-dress, grass skirt and neatly cleaned tan boots was Francis Ona, leader of the region's independence fighters; alongside him stood one of Papua New Guinea's most wanted conmen, Noah Musingku...
...when he last stood between the pipes against the Black Bears. During their third-period run in the tournament, Maine’s skaters effectively clogged the goalmouth, preventing him from seeing either the tying or winning goal—the former was redirected off a skate, while the latter snuck by as Grumet-Morris’ vision was obscured...
...formerly Legend). The 60 or so attendees learned that, upon joining Lenovo, they would become the backbone of the world's third biggest computer maker. Hours later, a proud headline in the online edition of the People's Daily summarized the $1.25 billion deal: "China's IT Industry Has Stood Up." Yet the mood in the room was short on euphoria. "People cried," says a senior manager who was there. "The bosses made it sound like a victory, but it's a big gamble on an uncertain future...