Word: failing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...round, however, things went terribly wrong. Instead of getting 176 g per day of one drug and 39.4 g of another, as prescribed, he was mistakenly given 176 g of the second drug as well--a massive overdose. Within five days Gargano was deaf. Then his kidneys began to fail. Then his liver shut down. And just a few months after entering the hospital with a favorable prognosis, Gargano was dead, his body overwhelmed by infection...
...orchestra seats are immersed in pale blue light while characters race up the aisle before mounting the stage. Amidst the ensuing Christmas party and magic show, Dr. Drosselmeyer (Lazlo Bardo), the eccentric godfather of Clara, dominates the first scene. If his distinctive air and cute magic tricks fail to dazzle, then his huge velvet cape undoubtedly will. Whether twirling or flying off after Clara and her prince to the Enchanted Forest, this cape has a life of its own. The other most prominent character is, of course, Clara (Janine Ronayne), the imaginative little heroine who dreams her Nutcracker...
...event that any form of communication does fail, she says, security guards will all be equipped with radios...
...bursts open, and we determine collectively that this is our place. As we try to enter, people and heat flow from the room, though it remains plenty crowded and plenty hot when we get inside. Icehouse flows freely in the crammed and painfully brightly lit kitchenette. Though I fail to witness it, Team Tag-along claims there is some variety of Latin dancing taking place. I notice Gerard of "The FM Spring Break Issue" cover fame dancing in the center of the room. I am slightly disturbed, since a party he is rumored to be throwing in the Quad...
...Worst final grade is a B. Worst grade I've even gotten - Psyc 1. I was taking it pass fail, 215 people in the course and he put up a grade distribution, and there was 215 grades, right down there on the bottom, there was one person who had failed. And that...