Word: tragic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...death itself, murder for money, is too commonplace a story among Floyd's friends to be entirely tragic. They simply miss the man, the power of his presence, his pageantry and showmanship. Living amidst violence, Wilson's characters display nothing like dismay or loathing, but a shared air of acceptance of their dangerous existence...
Harvard students, faculty and administrators will gather at 11 a.m. today in Appleton Chapel for a service of prayer and healing after the tragic murder-suicide in Dunster House last spring...
...Advising. Last year's tragic events in Dunster House brought into question the effectiveness of the resident tutor system in the houses. The College needs a system of joint accountability, where a student's problems will not go unnoticed if he or she doesn't initiate the first contact with an advisor or service...
...opera without a tragic ending. The sense of doom that begins gathering from the very first moments is suddenly, not quite persuasively, blown away in its final ones. This is not a movie imposition. It's pretty much the conclusion Price chose for his novel. Perhaps understandably. There is a human need to temper misery with mercy. And as we emerge from this exigent movie, we have some reason to be grateful for this last-minute softening of its spirit...
...wrest the title away, Dartmouth and Penn have the best shots along with Harvard. Dartmouth's only graduate was first-team All-Ivy goaltender Lauren Demski, and the Big Green return back Cynthia Roberts and potent scoring threat Allison Pell. However, the team must still cope with the tragic July suicide of captain-elect Sarah Devens...