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...should keep the current calendar because the weather in September is nicer than in May. We need a breather during the fall term, and we don't need a calender that simply replaces summer vacation days with winter ones. Those reasons are good enough to forestall change. But more importantly, we need administrators that see Harvard's potential for unmatched excellence as a function of more than the number of its reading days...
...says her sticker campaign will have to take a breather for a while since officials at the Coop and the two CVS branches in the Square are watching for her. But she considers her effort so far a success...
...applause from labor and environmentalists. As President, Clinton has kept his distance from NAFTA, despite his private acknowledgment that enactment will give a long-term boost to the economies of both the U.S. and its neighbors. While the proposed delay may simply be a way to win Clinton a breather following the budget and health-care battles, it could prove fatal to NAFTA. Warned a senior Administration official: "If we don't have a treaty on the Hill by early fall, it's in trouble...
While many scholars said they are looking forward to rushing head first to the books, some students said they could have used more than a five-day breather...
...Harvard men's basketball team starts its season on the road at Duke, then gets a "breather" at Connecticut, followed by a trip to Indiana and Kansas. A sure 0-4 start, right...