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...Pakistan and India pull back? Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said his country might reach an agreement not to be the first to use nuclear weapons. Domestic opposition to his party's nuclear jingoism is starting to emerge now that cooler heads assess how much sanctions, like the World Bank's postponement of an $865 million loan, may hurt. Even some in the Indian military are urging restraint. "I don't see a warlike situation building up on either side," says General V.P. Malik, chief of staff...
...think it would be well worth everyone's time to assess just what exactly is being argued. I strongly feel that Harvard, as the educational institution which I attend, should have responsibility for my well-being while I am here. Female students who support Radcliffe do so because they feel a need and a love for structures that support women and that provide women with a space of their own. They gripe that Harvard doesn't do that for its female students and that thus Radcliffe is necessary to ensure women a fair deal while attending Harvard...
Richard Nixon should have received a higher standing than No. 15 in the historians' ranking of U.S. Presidents. While Nixon is the "most difficult President to assess," many will admit that he was one of the greatest foreign policy Presidents of this century. Also, I disagree that John F. Kennedy (No. 8) might have been "first tier" had he lived. The Vietnam War would have hurt him in the end, and he would probably have lost a bid for a second term. JASON HINDLE Keene...
Among those whose backgrounds you don't know, however, the impact of the H-bomb is difficult to assess, often leading students to dread telling someone. "I'm plagued with anxiety about it," says Isaac J. Lidsky '99. "Even if I want the person to know, I get really uncomfortable when I actually have to say it--basically it sounds obnoxious...
Technique becomes especially important when it comes to finessing social situations, such as potential romances. The H-bomb seems to have a curious effect on romantic interests. Even trying to assess whether the effect is positive or negative may sometimes be difficult. Most agree that it works in different ways for men and for women (for a biological explanation of this phenomenon, take Science B-29). Yet, those women interviewed agree that the Harvard name is a definite asset for undergraduate men on the prowl...