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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...final chapter of the game was similar to the second, but with a little less physical play, although the teams racked up another nine penalties in the third period alone...

Author: By Jennie L. Sullivan, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Boston College Bullies, Blanks M. Hockey 3-0 | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

...Stylistically, the cinematography is very similar to what we saw in The Shawshank Redemption: tight close-ups, wide establishing shots, innovative camera angles. Darabont is a master of filming grand, sweeping epics in relatively confined spaces, and he stays true to form here. The pacing is deliberate, allowing the audience to fully experience all the tensions and hardships of life on Death Row. Still, Darabont is careful not to waste any screentime on dull moments; there's plenty of action to offset the unusually long running time. As the film progresses, the tone remains predominantly serious (befitting a story...

Author: By By RICHARD Ho, | Title: A Man, a Mouse, a Mile, Panama | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...first glance, it does not seem as though Richard Artschwagers sculptures and Ross Bleckners paintings belong in the same room. Artschwagers homage to packing crates and Bleckners images of Tetris-like biotic spheres do not look remotely alike or seem to address similar issues. It becomes apparent after a brief spin around the ground floor of the Carpenter Center that it is precisely in this unlikely juxtaposition that the interest of this exhibition lies. This contrast illuminates aspects of each artists work that would otherwise be overlooked...

Author: By Brooke M. Lampley, | Title: Visual Arts Brief | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...their names for entry into a national network of databases. That has gay rights groups more than a little alarmed. The problem, the groups say, is that infected people could be less likely to seek treatment if they know they have to give their names. And while there are similar requirements for most communicable diseases, HIV is a particularly touchy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why a Fed Anti-HIV Plan Is Ruffling Feathers | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...candy in front of the fat wrestlers, yelled for push-ups from the fit ones, and screamed platoon slogans at one another. The usual stuff, and loved by most. The Army is full of wrestling fans, like your local bar - and for a couple of hours we found a similar escapism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wrestling — a Little — With My Conscience | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

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