Word: commonization
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...continuity, the Quad is a united federation like the European Union. On one hand we are composed of autonomous nations--Great Britain, France, Spain--and distinct and independent Houses--Currier, Cabot, Pforzhemier. On the other hand, we are linked by the documents we carry in order to travel: the common Euro passport and, in our case, the indispensable Shuttle schedule. We also, therefore, tend to identify ourselves in this supranational context; one often says "I live in the Quad" before specifying a particular house. Point in hand: There is a annual Quad Formal, but alas, no yearly River Formal...
...crowded McDonald's for the phony Le Big Mac and outrageously overpriced American soft drinks. As far as we are concerned, River folk should indulge their xenophobia at the over-commercialized Friday's Americana Bar and leave us to enjoy traditional European pub life at Christopher's and Cambridge Common...
...most common jetliner in commercial aviation service could be headed for the repair hangar. The National Transportation Safety Board approved 10 safety recommendations for the Boeing 737 on Tuesday. The agency's action followed its investigation into two fatal air crashes, the 1994 crash of a USAir flight outside Pittsburgh and the 1991 crash of a United Airlines flight outside Colorado Springs. The board determined that a mechanical problem probably caused the crashes when the airliner rudder reversed, and recommended that the problem be fixed by making the rudder system redundant. "It's about time," says TIME reporter Jerry Hannifin...
Women from organizations across campus gathered to commemorate Women's History Month and International Women's Day with a discussion last night in Radcliffe's Lyman Common Room...
Women from organizations across campus gathered to commemorate Women's History Month and International Women's Day with a discussion last night in Radcliffe's Lyman Common Room...