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...recent New York City show, deadpanned, "Sounds like we have some Vassar people here tonight." As lead singer and guitarist of Pavement--one of the most influential indie rock bands of the '90s--Malkmus was a hero to the college nerdoisie with his wry humor, obtuse lyrics and a string of critically lauded albums that failed nobly at the cash register. Pavement broke up last year, and Malkmus has wasted little time in recording a solo album, Stephen Malkmus (Matador), which arrives in stores this week...
...Harvard string of missed three-point shots, illegal screens and missed-free throws that followed allowed Penn to win by the comfortable score of 65-51. Harvard fouled Penn an unprecedented 20 times in the second half, although many came in the final two minutes. The Quakers hit 14-of-16 from the stripe in that stretch to bury the Crimson...
...lion dance was followed by a showcase of Chinese arts. There were performances by the Asian American Dance Troupe, who performed a pair of traditional Chinese dances; the Taiwanese Cultural Society Chinese Yo-Yo Club, who demonstrated the Chinese yo-yo, a spinning wooden object that runs along a string held by both ends; and a zither player, Elaine Kwok...
...Which all led in part to December's $679 million "revenue recognition" mea culpa, in which Lucent essentially had to face the music for on-credit purchases that fell through. It was the latest in the string of earnings embarrassments for the company (though not the last - in January, Lucent reported that first-quarter sales were down 28 percent and announced a $1.6 billion restructuring charge...
...game, Steve Moore had a few words and a courteous hand-shake for referee Tim Catyra. Prior to the string of penalties against Harvard, Moore was driven into the boards head first by a Colgate player but the referee declined to make a boarding call on the play...