Word: abouts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The op-ed pages mirror my unsettled feeling. On one hand, we can read warnings from academics, hard-line Cold Warriors and eternal pessimists about how the demise of polarity could take us back to a Bismarckian Europe. But much more common, at least until the dust settles, are the...
But then neurosis set in. I was once jubilant, but now I'm paranoid. "History is being made, so sit back and enjoy the ride," I want to think. But everybody is in such a good mood it makes me nervous. Every week I use this column to bitch about...
Zealots also rationalize Israel's antidemocratic actions by pointing out how much more morally palatable Israel is than the neighboring Arab states. The Crimson can scarcely print an opinion piece criticizing Israel without drawing letters about how much worse the human rights violations are in Jordan.
But the same logic applies to rent control in Cambridge. About 40 percent of those in rent-controlled apartments can pay higher rents. Since the property values are lower than market rents, the city collects less in taxes.
Fitzsimmons said that the College's efforts arealready showing some positive results. The numberof foreign students in the Class of 1993 increasedby about 150 from the 134 enrolled in the previousclass, he said. The number of foreign earlyapplicants increased 66.5 percent over the pastyear, from 48 to 81, he said...