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...hard and too much, drink too fast, and sometimes our coffee tastes terrible, but we have something worth having that few other nations have. We can be proud that a group of backpackers of different ethnicities traveling together can all be called Americans, and that our cities and schools boast countless cultures. I'm not sure if I would trade that for anything, accompanying conflicts and all--even for lots of red wine. I only hope we can preserve our diversity in something more than our names...
...even if no harassment was involved in the most recent case or if Monica was a kind of harasser herself--inflating her bond to the President in order to have something to boast about to her Pentagon pals--feminists have plenty of reasons to be incensed about the gender dynamics of the Clinton White House. We're talking about a workplace where any young woman with a sufficiently tartlike demeanor could reportedly enjoy the President's precious attentions, along with the career-counseling services of his closest friends. Meanwhile, who pays attention to all the other, harder-working...
...Skating Dutchmen boast no significant scoring threat, with forward Brent Ozarowski's six game point scoring streak (2 goals, 7 assists) making him the only offensive figure of note...
...Engineers boast four of the top seven scorers in the conference. The Crimson defense will have to stop Eric Healy, Matthew Garver--the top two point getters in the ECAC--Mark Murphy and Alain St. Hilaire. All four players average almost two points per game...
Harvard likes to boast about the length of reading period, which theoretically allows students to forget about schoolwork over winter break and return to school rested and ready to study for exams. But when countless courses assign papers and projects with deadlines as early as the first week of January, "winter break" often turns into two extra weeks of academic work...