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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...most expensive? The open bar. Instructions on the bill said the bar was to "notify host when $10,800 was met." Based on the final total, the guests hit that alcohol ceiling. Now that's a wake made for a King...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michael Jackson's $1 Million Funeral: The Breakdown | 11/11/2009 | See Source »

...were not complying with those things." It was after his parents died that Hasan became more conspicuously devout. At Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he completed his psychiatric training, he was reportedly reprimanded for trying to convert patients to Islam, while castigating those with drug and alcohol issues for their "unholy" behavior. As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan unfolded, he asserted the right of Muslim Americans to conscientiously object to fighting; his relatives claimed he offered to repay the cost of his medical education in exchange for release from his obligations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fort Hood Killer: Terrified ... or Terrorist? | 11/11/2009 | See Source »

...restrictions will not sufficiently ensure that UC money—which effectively is gathered via the College since it comes through student term-bills—doesn’t go to support underage drinking. It is understandable that administrators are concerned, as there are obviously liability issues whenever alcohol is bought and consumed. Yet the UC has taken care to address these concerns when drafting the protocols for the SIP fund. Though it is conceivable that underage students could possibly acquire alcohol at SIP Fund parties, the College must acknowledge—even if only privately—that...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Responsible Fun | 11/10/2009 | See Source »

Finally, only one third of SIP grants can be spent on beer or wine, reflecting the proportion of students who are of legal drinking age. This encourages hosts to devote money to non-alcoholic drinks and food, which is precisely what the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services and other health professionals recommend in order to ensure that casual alcohol consumption does not turn into unhealthful binge drinking...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Responsible Fun | 11/10/2009 | See Source »

...being "shell-shocked," PTSD was only diagnosed as an illness in the 1980s, but it has been around for as long as men have been killing one another and undergoing fearful experiences. It can lead to outbursts of rage, emotional numbness, severe depression, nightmares and the abuse of alcohol and painkillers. In extreme cases, PTSD sufferers have committed suicide and murder. Since the late 1980s, doctors have learned that, over time, along with drugs and therapy, PTSD is curable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hasan's Therapy: Could 'Secondary Trauma' Have Driven Him to Shooting? | 11/7/2009 | See Source »

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