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After a brief stint working as a lawyer in the private sector upon graduating from law school, Harshbarger became a public defender and went on to serve various roles in the Attorney General's office. In 1982 he was elected District Attorney of Middlesex County. He was elected Attorney General of Massachusetts...

Author: By Joseph P. Chase, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harshbarger Addresses HLS Dems | 1/8/1999 | See Source »

...last human woman, she is assaulted by Berenger's insistence that they resist and save the world by regenerating the human race just as she is assaulted by the roaring and stamping of the rhinoceroses outside. In the end it is she that is the most alone and upon whose shoulders the final choice falls. Her loneliness grows as she considers the prospect of living out Berenger's deranged dream of resistance. Looking out in all directions at the sea of rhinoceroses, she says sadly, "Those, those are people. They look happy. They feel good in their skin. They...

Author: By Jerome L. Martin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rhino Hysteria in an Absurdist World | 1/8/1999 | See Source »

...Obviously they're not going to put this on the sign, but things like rectal thermometers and staying up [that long]... is not going to bring in students. I think upon learning that most people would decide it's not worth the money no matter how much it is," Daniel E. Kim '00 said. Kim decided not to participate after learning more about the study...

Author: By Alysson R. Ford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Subjected to Study | 1/8/1999 | See Source »

That said, Star Trek: Insurrection, the newest installment of the Next Generation story, is still a decent and entertaining film. Returning to a classically moralistic Star Trek storyline, the movie follows the crew of the Starship Enterprise as they stumble upon a sinister plot to uproot an peaceful agricultural race, the Ba'ku and steal their planet. Just as in the days of Captain Kirk, Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) must disobey a direct order from a Starfleet admiral in order to do what he feels is right...

Author: By Sara M. Jablon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Nimbed Generation Goes Where It's Gone Before | 1/8/1999 | See Source »

...talks began Nov. 17. After a meeting in early December, both sides expressed optimism that a new contract would soon be agreed upon and other issues would be resolved quickly...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University, Guards To Meet Today | 1/8/1999 | See Source »

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