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...Hollywood is profiting from the comic book industry - the forthcoming $139 million Spider-Man is expected to vie with Star Wars 2 as the summer hit - the comics business sorely needs the movies. Marvel, owners of famous properties including Spider-Man and The X-Men, even filed for bankruptcy (it has since recovered) in 1996. Before The X-Men movie, says Marvel's editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, the entire industry was in freefall, losing 7% to 10% of its readers every month...
Local fans will have to wait until Saturday night’s final session to see the most dominant swimmer in the league, sophomore butterflyer Kate Nadeau, vie for an individual title in the 200-yard fly. Nadeau has piled on the victories all season, including a win in the 200 at the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton double dual meet. She also finished fourth in the championships at this distance last year and is confident in her ability to improve on that result...
...result, Arafat’s death/assassination will likely create a power vacuum in the Occupied Territories. Moderate leaders will rush to fill it, but so too will Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Moreover, the fragile coalition of Palestinian groups that make up the PA will likely dissolve, as key figures vie for power. Some splinter groups from the old Palestinian Liberation Organization might even make unholy alliances with Hamas for the sake of political gain...
...offense should round out this year’s team evenly, with the help of junior Kristy Zamora and the speedy Courtney Johnson. Three freshmen will also vie for spots on the front line...
...defense, second year captain Kelly Roos will lead the Raiders after earning 2001 ECAC All-Tournament honors last year. She has 42 career points. Behind the defense, two freshmen will vie with junior Jen Burtraw for the starting position in the net. Freshman Rebecca Lahar was one of the top five recruited goaltenders in the nation. Her decision to go to Colgate shows how hard Wisner has worked to bring in new recruits...