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...tried to fall asleep in Lamont yesterday, on the fifth floor in one of those cubicles formed by the walls of books. There I was, lounging in a teal plastic-leather chair with my feet propped on an even less comfortable wooden one. My head was resting on the arm, poised for slumber, but all I could do was stare at the Cambridge History of Iran on the shelf in front of me. Lamont just isn't equipped for napping...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Open Lamont 24-7 | 4/9/1996 | See Source »

...point out a larger issue highlighted by the dean's veto: The council's new system of serving up proposals for Lewis' veto is totally humiliating, since it only underscores (and exacerbates) the council's place as a non-force on this campus. The system also destroys the arm's-length relationship that any legitimate college student government should have with the administration. The council should repeal the Grimmelmann-Nelson Act and end these farcical games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: End the Farcical Games | 4/5/1996 | See Source »

...Recently the John] Adams statue was vandalized.... Someone pulled the finger off. The arm had just been replaced at great cost," Nathans said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nathans says Vandalism in Annenberg Hall Must Cease | 4/4/1996 | See Source »

...true that the Elis did not pull away from the Crimson until the end of the game, so one could not call it a blowout. Nevertheless, Yale (6-0, 1-0 Ivy) consistently kept Harvard (1-3, 0-3 Ivy) at an arm's distance, holding the momentum and the initiative for the full 60 minutes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. Lacrosse Succumbs to Bulldogs' Attack, 14-7 | 4/4/1996 | See Source »

...HONSINGER, 48, Arlington, Texas On Sept. 11, 1966, Honsinger was manning a .50-cal. machine gun in an armored personnel carrier when it came under heavy enemy fire. An antitank rocket blew off most of Honsinger's right arm, and military papers say he died that day. A police lieutenant, Honsinger finally visited the memorial three weeks ago and saw his name on panel 10E, line 86. "I had some people around [his name on the wall] that I knew. I'm glad I wasn't killed over there, of course. But it gave me a hollow feeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook, Apr. 1, 1996 | 4/1/1996 | See Source »

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