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...Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is in its first year of operation, and like all growing institutions, it is experiencing growing pains. At a recent meeting, Radcliffe administrators met with graduate students to talk about plans for converting the Cronkhite Center into office space for the Institute. As could be expected, the graduate students were none too pleased about the plans, which would convert approximately 70 dorm rooms into office space, forcing many of the 141 residents out into an already tight housing market...
...their continued effort to make Radcliffe a world-renowned research institution, Institute officials said they hope to convert a large portion of the Cronkhite Graduate Center to office space and living quarters for Radcliffe fellows...
Teams, like St. Lawrence, that cannot compete with Harvard in a shootout must look to pack it in on defense, rely on forechecking to create turnovers in the neutral zone and convert on the ensuing odd-man rushes...
...Crimson's countless offensive weapons are going to produce scoring opportunities. To win in the conference semifinals and championship game, however, Harvard will need to convert those opportunities and not allow its opponents to score in transition. Against Dartmouth, that means overcoming an aggressive forecheck in the defensive zone and controlling the tempo on offense...
...Sacramento is that professional criminals have almost completely assumed control of its trade. The life of a typical tablet found in the U.S. begins somewhere along the Dutch-Belgian border, a quiet region of pig farmers. The setting is rural but not far from the Brussels airport. Manufacturers convert abandoned barns or garden sheds into e factories, which can be filthy. "They've been mixing chemicals in dirty cans I wouldn't even use for garbage," says Charles De Winter, director of the drug section of Belgium's national police force. These mills aren't mom-and-pop setups...