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From the start, Harvard knew wins against either team would not come easy, as both Princeton and Yale outpaced them in the opening 200-yard medley relay by over a second. With the Tigers continuing to widen their lead, the Crimson desperately fought to make up ground between itself and the Bulldogs...

Author: By Tim M. Martin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Swimming Goes 3-1 in Ivy Meets | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

After the majority bulldozed the minority on Thursday, the chamber broke into an unexpected round of arm nuzzling and shoulder butting across the partisan divide, even as it seemed to widen. Could they have been faking how far apart they really were to please their respective constituencies? Afterward, Lott didn't gloat. Daschle didn't go nuclear. Tom Harkin didn't pout. The Senators stampeded to the airport, heading home or to the Super Bowl in Miami. There, at least, the outcome was still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Driven to Distraction | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...that are being angrily barked out. Instead of translating, he tells everyone that "points" will be subtracted for missing one's mommy and crying for food. According to Guido, the child who reaches 1000 points first gets a real tank, the prospect of which makes little Giosue's eyes widen just enough for him to dismiss his doubts about the game. In one of the film's funniest sequences,Guido translates an SS guard's orders intoItalian, even though he doesn't know any of theGerman phrases that are being angrily barked out.Instead of translating, he tells everyone that"points...

Author: By Erwin R. Rosinberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Is 'Life' Really Beautiful? | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

...widespread willingness to frame the debate in this manner belies a dangerous trend in America's deliberation regarding the moral status of homosexuality. This fissure, if allowed to widen, will make it utterly impossible for each side of the debate to reach common ground. There are several arguments against the moral acceptability of homosexuality which, whether convincing or not, deserve attention...

Author: By Hugh P. Liebert, | Title: Advancing the Gay Rights Debate | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

Stephan may also widen the investigative net to include other paparazzi. He has requisitioned the mobile-phone records of all the defendants to see if they were in contact with other photographers who may have been on the scene that night. The judge also suspects that some of the paparazzi may know more about the Fiat Uno than they let on, and that its driver could possibly have been a photographer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mystery In The Details | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

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