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...started at a small school in Varna, moved on to the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, completed his undergraduate education at Harvard and went on to Ph.D. work at USC," said Arabadjiev. "This [was] a testament of his abilities and achievement...

Author: By Stephen L. Shackelford, | Title: Alumnus Leaps to His Death at USC Campus | 2/22/1997 | See Source »

...think [Harvard is] a great institution. It's been around for a long time, which is a testament to it," Gibson said. "But I may have caused some people some heartbreak when I was last here, from what you tell...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis, | Title: Gibson Eats Dog Food, Accepts Pudding Pot | 2/19/1997 | See Source »

...bright future you take for granted--suddenly swept into an epileptic seizure. He goes stiff; his eyes roll up; his jaw is clenched. Except for his piglet squeals, he might have been dead for a minute or two. Children during grand mal attacks seem possessed; in the New Testament, epilepsy is referred to as a "demon." So the mother of an epileptic boy first looks at doctors as exorcists. But as she sees them prescribe a series of harsh medications, each creating side effects that the next is supposed to treat, she wonders if they aren't sadists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: DOING WELL AT DOING GOOD | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

...fact, Scott's mediocre shooting statistics (10-23) over the weekend are not so much a testament to his poor play as they are to his willingness to take the weight of the team on his shoulders. Scott tried to carry a team in die need of leadership and a clear vision of its purpose on the floor...

Author: By Zachary T. Ball, | Title: M. Cagers Suffer Shooting Woes; Princeton Rolls, 75-51 | 2/10/1997 | See Source »

...Karl Childers in Sling Blade can't get that face out of their bad dreams. The skin is celibate smooth, the eyes clamped shut to keep the demons out, or in. And when the pursed mouth opens, it speaks, in a barrelly bass, of dreadful sins and Old Testament vengeance. Karl is a slow-witted killer--he murdered his mother and her lover when he was 12--with the visage of a fallen angel in private, permanent pain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: BILLY BOB...OLIVIER? | 2/10/1997 | See Source »

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