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...first time since 9/11, the U.S. military is feeling a different sort of pressure at home: a money crunch. Despite ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress has been slow to approve defense funds, even for the Army and Marines, which have borne the brunt of the fighting. That has left the Pentagon with a huge deficit--even though a 40% hike in its budget since 9/11 has swelled its yearly funding to nearly half a trillion dollars...
...crunch's cost is evident at installations like the Red River Army Depot in Texas, where hundreds of humvees sit in disrepair, and Fort Sam Houston, which is three months behind in its electric bills. The Army says it needs $17 billion to fix equipment worn down after five years of fighting...
...Nutritionists have long called breakfast the most important meal of the day, but many kids still start their mornings at the service of Captain Crunch. To interest children in healthy cereal without subjecting them to the pebble-like texture of Grape Nuts, consider the new instant organic oatmeal produced by Country Choice, called Fit Kids. It doesn't have high fructose corn syrup or a lot of the artificial ingredients that fill other kids' cereals, and it has plenty of fiber, calcium and iron. Another quick and healthy option for breakfast: a simple five-ingredient smoothie, made with bananas, milk...
...middle of a $800 million building boom that is driving the administration into a projected budget deficit of up to $40 million.Outgoing Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby has said that “students, by and large, will not experience” the budget crunch, but the University Hall official disputes that FAS’s financial position will not affect undergraduates.“It’s the position the College is in where it is literally begging for handouts,” says the administrator.The FAS budget squeeze has already forced the College to abandon...
Although Adams House still provided Gold Coasters with high ceilings, fine finishings, and comfortable common rooms, a University-wide space crunch trailed the Class of 1956 through their graduation. During their senior year, the University launched a major physical expansion project that would produce 33 new buildings and 86 major renovations within the next decade. The University was then making do with seven Houses for its total undergraduate enrollment, which hovered around 4430 in the mid-fifties. For the first time since the founding of the House system in 1928, the College saw the return of seniors to the Yard...