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Once he had become closely acquainted with the woeful lack of medical treatment for Haiti’s poor—and gotten his medical degree from HMS—Farmer didn’t hesitate to attack these problems head...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Doctor Crusades for Developing World | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

According to Internet archives, that number is 12. But this is a woeful understatement of Meyer’s impact on the show, those in the know insist...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Simpsons Writer Meyer, Comedy is No Laughing Matter | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

...Profusion, Madonna wraps her voice--that candy-coated piece of plastic we've come to know and love--around a simple acoustic-guitar hook and some achy lyrics: "There is no comprehension/There is real isolation/There is so much destruction/What I want is a celebration." She is similarly relaxed and woeful on Nothing Fails, Intervention and album standout X-Static Process, which opens with the delicacy of a Gordon Lightfoot song and peaks with the self-pitying bridge "I always wished that I could find/Someone as beautiful as you/But in the process I forgot that I was special...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This (Sad) American Life | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

...aspiring tourist mecca, the Oriental Buddha Kingdom Theme Park in the lush mountains of Leshan is doing a pretty woeful job. Its main attraction, a 37-meter replica of one of the famed Bamiyan buddhas destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, is mysteriously covered by a huge cloth, with only its giant feet poking out. When tourists try to approach the statue, security guards shoo them away. Instead, would-be guides shove pictures of the park's lesser draws under the few visitors' noses?perhaps a tour of a couple of fake, mildewy buddhas or a trip to a viewing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Shock of the New | 3/9/2003 | See Source »

...Crimson (12-6-1, 11-3 ECAC) has a long history of poor play following its annual three-week exam break. This trend has only gotten worse recently and bottomed out with a woeful 2-8-1 finish to the regular season last year...

Author: By Elijah M. Alper, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Hopes to Avoid Post-Exam Bust | 1/31/2003 | See Source »

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