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...debunk any of the widely held negative images of certain houses. The writers of The Crimson seem to suffer from a misconception that it would be a mistake to say anything which might make waves. Those of us who pay to read this newspaper, however, read it in the vain hope that it will tell us something we would not learn from the other more self-interested branches of the Harvard Corporation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Make Some Waves | 3/17/1993 | See Source »

...erratic and unreliable shuttle service can be potentially dangerous at night Students often wait in vain at Johnston Gate for the last shuttle bus. What options are left, except to walk back to the Quad or to Mather alone...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill and Jeannette A. Vargas, S | Title: The Late-Night Transportation Game | 3/8/1993 | See Source »

...short plays, Ugly Duckling contains the sharper wit. In Milne's story, a wino King (Winsome Brown) and vain Queen (Charles Guerrero) are looking to marry off their ugly daughter, Princess Camilla (Andrea Thome) to the eagerly awaited Prince Simon (Alexandre Schneiders...

Author: By Sarah C. Dry, | Title: Ugly is Beautifully Silly | 3/4/1993 | See Source »

...House staff to sort out the big decisions from the small ones. But last week many of the same officials questioned whether Clinton had chosen a staff of sufficient depth and heft to meet the challenge. Before Clinton tapped a conspicuously young White House staff, party elders tried in vain to bring in more seasoned Washington hands. "This whole thing has been structured as spokes of a wheel leading into the President," said a party official. "That's O.K. when you have a strong staff, like in the campaign, but this does not look like a strong staff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready Or Not | 1/25/1993 | See Source »

Williams said she felt the outcome of the case would prevent other psychiatrists from attempting such radical treatments. "I think it's helped to establish new guidelines of conduct for them in that profession. And that means my brother didn't die in vain," she said...

Author: By Rajath Shourie, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bean-Bayog OK's Suit Settlement | 12/17/1992 | See Source »

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