Word: horror
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...traditional "Go Cats Go!" chant was silenced for an entire period as the loyal Catamount fans watched in horror as Crimson freshman Chris Bala skated his way into the ECAC history book...
...least that's the way it seems to me. Of course, I'm hardly an authority on the issue; midway through my second semester as a 21-year-old, I haven't exactly been preoccupied with the boozing prospects of the underage crowd. While a couple of police-related horror stories have come to my attention recently, it's a given that a certain number of underage drinkers are going to get nabbed in any year. And so it seems unreasonable--at least without further evidence--to explain the kinds of anecdotes I've been hearing in terms...
...disorderly and unpredictable--ill suited to the kind of dispassionate reflection government is supposed to require. In a real town meeting the balance tends to tip toward the fellow with the loudest voice--the crank with the thickest sheaf of mimeographed papers under his arm. The Founders had a horror of direct democracy for this very reason, and the system they devised was meant specifically to calm the passions, quiet the mob and channel its energies, and create a space for sober decision making by people the voters had chosen to make decisions for them...
...about their goals: the White House realizes that air attacks probably won't topple Saddam or force him to open his doors to unrestricted access by U.N. inspectors. So Clinton and his aides have fallen back to a more limited strategy: chip away at Saddam's ability to make horror weapons, delay the day Saddam is able use them against neighbors, and then do it again after 12 months, if necessary. That way, the Administration can hail almost any damage to Iraqi targets as a success...
...succeeds in giving a subtle, intelligent and moving account of an event that starkly pitches good against evil. In his public statements the director is often strident, but his films tend to belie this trait, and in this case, when full-bore indignation would seem justified, he allows the horror and injustice of the tale to emerge unforced. Moreover, the film looks wonderful, gracefully edited, and lighted with an almost pearly quality...