Word: cautioning
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Warning. Proceed with caution...
Dean of Undergraduate Education William M. Todd, offered a word of caution about Stanford's newfound endowment wealth...
...smell the burning rubber? Savor it - it's the scent of the speeding U.S. economy squealing to a much-needed slowdown. As if to bolster the prevailing psychology of caution, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday that housing starts on multi-unit buildings, a key indicator, were down to a six-year low in March, a decidedly large drop from December's record high. Simply put, the plunge in starts means that fewer builders are breaking ground on apartment and condominium complexes...
...next day, President Clinton convened his "White House Conference on the New Economy." Technology entrepreneurs and government officials gathered to discuss the fate of the booming Internet gold rush. While the tone was largely optimistic, Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan reiterated the need for a bracing injection of caution. And finally, also this week, the government ruled against Microsoft in its anti-trust battle. The fate of the software giant remains unclear, but it may ultimately go the way of Standard Oil and Ma Bell...
...Surprisingly, "dormcest" has yet to find its way to the FDO's guide to "The First Undergraduate Year at Harvard." Nonetheless, upperclassmen jump at the opportunity to caution weary first-years of its dangers. Roopal B. Patel '03 recalls her First-Year Urban Program experience. "The very first day of FUP, we engaged in some ice-breaking activities in small groups. One of the FUP leaders, Greg Feldman, among the extensive wisdom he passed along, explained the hazards of dormcest. He summed it up in one simple rule: 'you must cross two exit signs before you hook up with somebody...