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Every year, we students receive a cordial letter from the deans of the College and of undergraduate education. Every year, that letter asks for a letter in return, offering our suggestions for improvement of student life. Well, we've finally gotten around to replying. Here's a list of our gripes, large and small, which we hope to see disappear this year...
...Bosnia. An accident on the road to Sarajevo in which three key American officials and a French peacekeeper were killed, prompted personal anguish, but the U.S. peace mission pushed on. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke, who had been shopping the formula around the Balkans, won a cordial reception from Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, who stands to gain relief from the U.N. economic embargo...
...successful completion of the space-station project also depends on U.S.-Russian relations remaining cordial for the next 1-1/2 decades, which is by no means certain. For all the potential pitfalls, though, the very fact that astronauts and cosmonauts were coasting together high above the earth last week, cooperating in a well-planned, tightly executed joint mission, is reason for optimism. Twenty years ago, says Gibson, the astronauts may have thought, "I'm shaking your hand but do I really trust you?" This time, there's no doubt that both sides are doing everything they can to make...
...there was not a word of protest at the rape of democratic process in that country. In fact the West seems scared by the rise of Islamic nationalism, and could not accept the victory of the Islamic Salvation Front in the Algerian elections. If the international community wants cordial relations with the inhabitants of the region stretching from the Atlantic to the Indian oceans, then it has to respect the aspirations of the Muslim masses...
Lounging at one of the tables, Christine H. Porto, administrative officer for the Russian Research Center, says the market's quiet, cordial atmosphere has made her a satisfied customer...