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Representatives of Response--whose office is in Lowell House--visited dorms. Houses, and other organizations this year, and next fall. Reiss says, the group hopes to give presentations to faculty members as well, because these people may be "in contact with students who might want to avail themselves of the services of Response...

Author: By Michael E. Joachim, | Title: Campus Counseling | 5/23/1984 | See Source »

...true that Nixon chose not to avail himself of the impeachment process, but there were reasons for that beyond the shrill quality of public discourse that made a fair trial moot. Not all of those reasons, which included an unselfish belief that the country would be sundered politically, economically and emotionally by a protracted impeachment process, redound to Nixon's discredit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alexander Haig | 4/2/1984 | See Source »

William Kruskal, dean of social sciences at the University of Chicago, said yesterday that Chicago made several special offers in an attempt to retain Rubin, but to no avail...

Author: By Christopher J. Georges, | Title: Harvard Tenures Leading Statistician | 3/9/1984 | See Source »

Bernal protested the decision, but to no avail. The Crimson camp was feeling very frustrated. "What could we do?" asked Co-Captain Courtney Roberts. "We could just use that anger in the pool." At the time, Bernal said that the disqualification could act as "a double-edged sword," equally capable of helping or hurting the team's morale...

Author: By Mohammed Kashani-sabet, | Title: Swimmers First, Icemen Second | 3/5/1984 | See Source »

...what it does. At most, Reagan will announce only cosmetic steps to reduce the federal deficit, now estimated at roughly $185 billion for the 1985 fiscal year. He has ruled out pressing for deep cuts in spending this year: that would only rile voters to no avail, since Congress would reject the cuts anyway. The President also has decided against any significant tax increase this year, and might pledge publicly to oppose any boosts. But he also might calculate that such a vow, while it obviously has political appeal, could backfire if it calls attention to his lack of alternative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reagan Gets Ready | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

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