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...Mainly Jazz Dance Company, whose dance style is broadly-detined, might have had a harder time surprising the audience. From the first piece onward, though, the troupe managed to tweak the conventions of jazz and modern dance in a way that was consistently imaginative...

Author: By Jamie L. Jones, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mostly Nontraditional Jazz Under Foot | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

...exploration of personal interests, as well as a taste of higher education and professional avenues. Many disgruntled and jaded senior concentrators view the thesis as the bane of their social existence, not to mention an unpalatable chore, as they realize that toiletry practices of Minorcan societies no longer tweak their interest. Over the past few years, seniors have covered the typical range of topics, including the socioeconomic histories of every imaginable country, province, and anthill. Then there are the 100-page analyses, dissecting each feasible theme in Edith Wharton novels, and the usual incomprehensible, highly obscure science papers. For instance...

Author: By Eloise D. Austin, | Title: JUMPING THROUGH HOOPES | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

...MWRA is currently trying to "tweak thesystem" to resolve some of the discolorationproblems in Cambridge, according to DavidGilmartin, another MWRA spokesperson. Moredifficulties may arise this fall, he said...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MWRA Now Serves Cambridge | 8/7/1998 | See Source »

...derivative nature with such promise? First, realize that over its first three albums, the band's predictability progressively withered away, although it never quite disappeared completely. At the point of Wolves's release, the punk quartet had the talent, poise and drive to break out of the mold, to tweak the Rancid sound just a bit, to adventure away from history and expectation. But much to the public's gratification, they were too busy perfecting an acutely intelligent pop rock record before deciding to move on innovatively...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Street-Rock to Punk-Reggae: Rancid Grows Up | 7/2/1998 | See Source »

WASHINGTON: Never mind that Congress wanted the line-item veto in the first place; the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that granting the President power to tweak bills violates the constitutional separation of powers. Of course, that will only make the issue even more of a political gold mine -- and if it requires a constitutional amendment, then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Line-Item Veto Gets Crossed Out | 6/25/1998 | See Source »

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