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...following year for an event at the University of New Mexico. In 1981, the company opened its first overseas operations and in 1982, a new CEO named Fred Rosen took over the company. Rosen, who told the Los Angeles Times in 1985 that his competitors were "asleep at the switch," was an aggressive businessman and proud of it. He was so good at dominating the ticket industry (and consequently became practically the only game in town) that Pearl Jam rebelled in 1994 with a campaign known as "TicketBastard." The band wanted to offer summer tour tickets to fans for under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ticketmaster | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...without "admitting or denying the allegations" that he allegedly ran the decades-long fraud under the nose of the SEC. He accepted a permanent asset freeze and agreed that the SEC's complaints against him "are established" and cannot be contested, which makes it difficult for his lawyers to switch tactics and force a trial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mary Schapiro Moves Quickly to Shake Up the SEC | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...Adams loves having guests from other houses,” said Adams tutor Matthew J. Corriel ’05, “but we long to get to know each other.” Lowell resident Alex L. Hugon ’11 lamented the switch, citing his own frequent use of the dining hall, saying he “always” eats there. But approval from Adams dwellers was not universal. Max A. Binder ’10 said the House Committee should have been less exclusive in restricting Wednesday diners. “I think everybody...

Author: By Sami M. Khan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Adams Community Dinners To Launch | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...high schools found that random student drug-testing tends to reduce marijuana use slightly (about 5%) but actually increase the use of other drugs (about 3%). The authors theorize that drug-using kids may think that prescription and other drugs are harder to detect by urinalysis, so they switch from pot to something else. (This assumption is usually incorrect - most drug tests capture everything from heroin to Valium - although certain lesser-used drugs like the anesthetic ketamine aren't detected by the usual tests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should School Districts Drug-Test Teachers? | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

...failed to body up on the Tiger’s inside giants.With just over two minutes to play, Harvard had cut the Princeton lead down to three, at 63-60. But on the ensuing possession, Princeton sophomore guard Dan Mavraides sunk a wide-open three after Harvard failed to switch on to him. Again, Harvard rebounded on a clutch three from Housman on the next possession, but needing a stop just a minute later, it happened again. With the Crimson down just 68-65, Mavraides nailed another wide-open trifecta after Princeton had broken down the Harvard trap with...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Buzzed by Killer P's | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

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