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State officials contend that Scheme Z is the only workable way to implement their multibillion dollar plan to construct a new Central Artery underneath Boston, and Secretary of Environmental Affairs John DeVillars is scheduled to rule on the project on January...
...fact, many contend that Rupp has tried to "Harvardize" Rice by building up graduate programs and implementing "foundation courses" in the undergraduate curriculum which closely resemble Harvard's Core Curriculum requirements...
Correction officials admit to sanitary violations but claim there is little they can do. They contend that the jail population is subject to sudden surges in arrests and note that the opening of a new 850-bed facility is running behind schedule. "Paying arrestees $150 is outrageous," said city council president Andrew Stein, "and rewards potential criminals...
...much to ask? With the lives of half a million Americans at risk and the prospect of a long-term bloody military entanglement on the horizon, how can a United States Senator contend that a meeting with the executive branch is too much to ask? The time for congressional input is now--before war breaks out and the president's emergency powers give him ultimate latitude in determining day-to-day foreign policy. If Congress wants to play a role the United States' Persian Gulf policy, it must act immediately...
...today's matchup with the Blue Devils, Harvard will have to contend with the dangerous inside play of senior Sue Harnett. The 6'4" center is coming off anterior cruciate ligament damage to her knee, an injury she sustained in the finals of last year's Classic. But Harnett compiled impressive numbers (19.5 ppg., 8.7 rpg.) the previous season and it will be up to Crimson center Debbie Flandermeyer to neutralize...