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...university administrators, lobbyists, mental health counselors and police representatives contend that the full version of ACCRA could, if passed, make, victims more reluctant to report crimes on campus...
...strong performance at Nationals could add substantially to that experience. The Crimson will go south armed with the promise of a season still in progress, and intent on showing the rest of the nation that Harvard sailing is a force to contend with...
...that randomization places the burden of diversification firmly on the shoulders of individual minority students, who are now forcibly dispersed across the campus. By sprinkling a "manageable" number of minority students in each of the twelve houses one does not necessarily ensure increased students interaction. In fact, we contend that randomization has actually stifled student interaction in many houses. Through public and private conversations with students of all races, in houses from Cabot to Eliot, we have been on the receiving end of numerous complaints about randomization. And our own observations as tutors bear witness to their discontent...
...government, big bureaucracy" bill, language almost identical to the industry's. Had he suddenly bought into one of its most ludicrous arguments, that the price hike places an unfair burden on the poor, who smoke the most and, ironically, save the country money by dying early? Industry advocates contend that a smoker with a pack-a-day habit pays so much in cigarette tax and collects so much less in Social Security benefits that society ends up ahead. But isn't premature death as fiscal policy a little hard to square with right-to-life and family values...
Although the military has downsized, vast expanses of federal land and airspace across the West remain locked up for training exercises and maneuvers. Now the Air Force, Navy and Army are pushing ahead in eight states to enlarge bombing ranges, airspace and tank grounds. Proponents contend the additional area is needed for new and advanced weaponry and maintaining combat readiness. "With missiles going farther and planes faster, we need more space," insists Air Force Colonel FRED PEASE. But a coalition of environmental, recreation and peace groups says the reservations would create a giant supersonic battleground where low-flying aircraft...