Word: calvinism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Private First Class Calvin Glover snuck into Private First Class Barry Winchell's room with a baseball bat during the pre-dawn hours of July 5. Just a few hours after drunkenly celebrating the anniversary of our nation's independence, Glover bludgeoned Winchell to death solely on the basis of Winchell's suspected homosexuality. Although a jury found Glover guilty of premeditated murder, the greater implications of this case reflect the failure of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy towards homosexual service members...
...been anyone else who stood up to Private Calvin Glover about his outrageous, macho bragging that summer night, things might have turned out differently. But it may have been just too humiliating to be challenged by Private First Class Barry Winchell, of all people. Glover was in full boast on the eve of July Fourth as he and his fellow soldiers drank beer around the concrete picnic table outside their barracks at Fort Campbell, Ky. "He would say he was on 'smack' since he was 10," Private First Class Nikita Sanarov said, "and had been on probation since...
...history that has happened. The Crimson were led by 5'6 halfback Vic Gatto, the captain, who guided a steady offense that supported a deep, veteran defense that only gave up 41 points going into The Game. The Bulldogs countered with a powerful offensive squad, with running back Calvin Hill, a future NFL star and father of Detroit Piston Grant Hill, and Brian Dowling, a quarterback who had not lost a game as a starter since junior high school and would later gain most fame as the inspiration for the character of B.D. in Gary Trudeau's "Doonesbury" comic...
Reputed to contain the "longest bar in New Haven," the Deke house eventually elected Bush its president. A home to campus jocks including the eventual professional football player Calvin Hill, Deke would provide music from the likes of Wilson Pickett and beer of a slightly lesser quality...
...place left where a designer can rake in the millions while still satisfying his starving artist sensibilities. But "starving artist" should not imply a lack of talent, but a vision so fantastical that it remains impractical (both aesthetically and financially) for the girl who just wants a nice black Calvin Klein dress for a dinner party. So how do fashion designers manage to survive? With perfume, cosmetics and second-rate lines...