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...that first game of the Princeton doubleheader, Whitton faced a situation that would have made the average freshman pitcher crack. She faced trouble early on, in her first start since pulling her quad a few weeks ago. The Tigers led 1-0 and had the bases loaded with one out in the first inning...
...protagonist left a long-term relationship at the start of the season. Whatever the problem, it hasn't been the dry-witted scripts--including a pitch-perfect Twilight Zone imitation--or the cast, which, with beautiful comic timing and depth of character, is now one of the most charming crack ensembles this side of Friends...
SLAMMERS SLAMMED The FCC is backing up its pledge to crack down on slamming, the illegal practice whereby phone companies switch your long-distance service without your say-so and then typically charge you 50% more. Two weeks ago, the agency moved to empower the states to enforce its strictures against the practice. Under FCC rules, if you haven't paid your slammer bill, you'll be absolved of the first 30 days of charges. If you have paid, the slammer must pay your regular carrier 150% of your charges. Then you'll get back half of what you paid...
However, we hope that the board does not simply crack down on the Greek houses without providing other social venues for students. If other forums for student life are not promoted by the administration, students will continue to flock to fraternities and sororities on the weekends. Elite, single-sex organizations will continue to flourish as long as dorm life is anonymous and alienating. If the board is serious about creating a greater sense of campus community, it must make real efforts to provide students with viable social options. The board has called for expanding the current student center and creating...
...tried as adults. At the same time that the report was released, leaders of such minority advocacy groups as the NAACP and the Urban League issued requests for Congress to both hold off on the legislation and free up to $100 million in funds for the Justice Department to crack down on discriminatory practices. And there's reason to think politicians will listen: After years of celebrating declining crime rates, the public is now asking why the U.S. prison population has just passed 2 million for the first time, and why America's police departments are rife with scandals...