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...death of a child the Americans never even saw that has really galvanized the village. When little Zarghunah woke shortly after midnight on May 24, the roars of choppers and their machine guns frightened her. The six-year-old ran from the outdoor platform where her family was sleeping on the warm summer night. Zarghunah, still half-asleep, stumbled across the uneven ground of the family compound, forgetting about the open well. Her father found her later, nearly 12 meters down the shaft, her body broken, wet and lifeless. Zarghunah loved red dresses and a grown farm dog she called...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'We Were Better Off Under the Russians' | 6/10/2002 | See Source »

Defensively, the Crimson came up strong in Philadelphia, down only 25-18 at the half. But Onyekwe and Archibong woke up in the second half and pulverized the overmatched Crimson inside. Harvard gave up 18 turnovers, which the Quakers converted into easy layups and alley-oops. At one point Penn led by 29, and in the end settled for a 78-51 victory...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gellert’s Defense, Harvey’s Heroics Keep M. Hoops in the Hunt | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

Elias jumped out to an early 4-2 lead over intercollegiate No. 2 Lynn Leong, but Leong woke up and handily closed out Elias...

Author: By Alan G. Ginsberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Squash Forced To Settle for Second in Nation | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

...Gates’ first-year roommate in Wiggleswroth A-11. “From the very beggining he had a certain high-energy attitude and style. He’d work for 48 hours in a row. Then he’d crash for 18 hours, and when he woke up, he’d go straight back...

Author: By Nicholas F. Josefowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Friends Remember Gates’ Genius, Poker Playing | 6/4/2002 | See Source »

...sometimes seemed that Gates did not confine his math to waking hours. Znaimer remembers that he woke up one night to hear Gates talking in his sleep...

Author: By Nicholas F. Josefowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Friends Remember Gates’ Genius, Poker Playing | 6/4/2002 | See Source »

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