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...military wants to assign a single four-star officer to protect American territory, just as four others are responsible for the European, Central, Pacific and Southern commands. These regional commanders in chief are called CINCs. Although CINCs have been around since World War II, there's never been such a high-ranking officer in charge of defending the U.S. It's likely that the mission will be assigned to either the Norfolk-based Joint Forces Command, which oversees 80% of U.S. forces based inside the U.S., or NORAD, based in Colorado Springs, Colo. The homeland-defense commander would support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Homeland Security: Soldier On The Beat | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...first day is always a lot of busy work,” said another UniLu director, Ariadne G. Lie ’02. “We have to get the beds sorted out—iron out the wrinkles, and assign lockers...

Author: By Jeslyn A. Miller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Square Homeless Center Opens | 11/16/2001 | See Source »

Complicating the recount process, Cambridge uses a proportional representation (PR) system of voting, which allows voters to assign weighted ranks to multiple candidates...

Author: By Stephanie M. Skier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Schools Committee Vote Faces Recount | 11/15/2001 | See Source »

Starting this year, the Ad Board may assign a single “fact-finder” to investigate some disputes between students—including cases of rape and sexual assault—instead of appointing a three-to-four person committee...

Author: By Jenifer L. Steinhardt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ad Board To Use Outside Investigators | 11/8/2001 | See Source »

...redistricting process that eliminated Cambridge’s 28th district seat from the statehouse delegation now has state representatives scrambling to assign blame for the loss of the traditionally minority post...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Barrios Faulted for Loss of District | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

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