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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Finally, Glengarry is a difficult piece to achieve because of its self-conscious themes. It is a play about taking control, about manipulation, about struggling to survive. Ruiz uses visual symbols and characterization to avoid a potential pitfall in this essential part of the production. The hunger for money and power is symbolized in Ruiz's constant emphasis on food throughout the production. It also indicates that no matter how different or superior they may profess to be, the characters all share the same drives, needs and desires. Number one sales agent Richard Roma (James Carmichael '00) has several...

Author: By By JULIE L. rattey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Glengarry: Not A World of Men--Ruiz assembles power cast in Kronauer space | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

What he wants to avoid is a return to the way he lived as recently as November. After Keys lost his job at a Davis Square bakery, he says he "flipped out" and fell into an old pattern of heavy drinking, too depressed to look...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais and David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: 'Tis the Season to Work for Square Employers | 12/15/1999 | See Source »

...avoid disappointing the crowd that turns out each year to witness the lighting--spectators usually stretch from Mass Ave. to Copley Square--Savage stepped...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais and David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: 'Tis the Season to Work for Square Employers | 12/15/1999 | See Source »

Israel's primary tactical concern is to avoid a repeat of the October 1973 war, when Israel suffered critical losses after being taken by surprise by a Syrian buildup. Israel will therefore insist on demilitarization and extensive monitoring as a precodition for withdrawal. Despite security fears, peace with Syria would mean that all of Israel's immediate Arab neighbors recognize the 51-year-old Jewish state as a permanent reality, and that remains an enticing prospect for Barak - to be pursued with urgency before the ailing Assad leaves the scene, potentially complicating any peace moves. Right now, Israeli opposition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel and Syria: The Deal Is in the Details | 12/15/1999 | See Source »

...major restraint to the full safety benefits of universal keycard access. 1 a.m. to 8 a.m., what might in non-college contexts be considered the no-man's depth of the night, are probably the hours when students most need universal keycard access on the street, to avoid suspicious characters prowling about...

Author: By But STILL Not enough, | Title: Finish the Job | 12/14/1999 | See Source »

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