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...institutions of civil society--courts, a free press, a constitution, habits of consensus rather than confrontation. Only after the invisible infrastructure of a modern state had been established would Iraq move to elections for a government and sovereignty. But that idea involved one fatal conceit: that the clock would move at a speed of the Administration's choosing. Dominique de Villepin, the French Foreign Minister, said acidly last week, "The American representatives on the ground continue to use the language of all the world's occupation regimes--'Just a little more time...
Back when he fixed boilers for a living, Erik Johnson would spend his down time racing cars and smashing goons. He would sneak off to his apartment to play Mario Kart while still on the clock. "Technically, I guess I was getting paid to play video games," says Johnson, 33. "But I don't feel as guilty now." That's because for him and some 80 full-time Nintendo product testers, Donkey Kong pays the rent. Testers check games for flaws in design and play before submitting written evaluations to the product-development division, where many ambitious testers eventually land...
...guard was sent to Hurlbut Hall South on a report of an alarm clock causing loud noise. The guard had the alarm shut...
...tailback Clifton G. Dawson ’07. The transfer from Northwestern can barely sit still as he faces his locker, waiting for the clock to tick down. He doesn’t make a move to get ready. He leaves his gear off, waiting for the last moment...
While the College has paid lip service to concerns over both student space and bureaucracy, the recurring issue of late-night party curfews remains largely unexamined. “We recognize that students at 1 o’clock probably feel that they’re not ready to give it up and go home,” says Associate Dean of the College Thomas A. Dingman ’67, “but... I don’t know that we’re headed anywhere.” Although Gross has made overtures to the Cambridge City...