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According to supporters, the measures would case the housing crunch caused by, ironically enough, too much building. For more than a decade the city has linked arms with private developers to attract companies to depressed areas like East Cambridge, Kendall Square and Alewife. Now with construction zipping along, the city finds itself having to grapple with the strain on the housing stock caused by the employees of the newly arrived firms. Increased demand has sent rents skyrocketing, even in controlled units, with the average monthly cost of an apartment doubling since 1970 and with existing units going to those...
...controversial proposals designed to alleviate Cambridge's housing crunch may come to a vote before the city council tonight, city councillors said this weekend...
Gary L. Frenkel, another member of the Academics Committee, mentioned a number of suggestions for alleviating the reading period crunch, including not allowing exams or quizzes during the two weeks before exams, as well as not allowing the introduction of new material into courses...
...most part the hackers looked more like backpackers or professional musicians than any stereotype image of computer nerds. By day, they met for discussions and debates that included a face-off between Bonn Parker, a computer-crime expert, and John Draper, the legendary "Cap'n Crunch," who developed a system for making free phone calls by using the toy whistle from a breakfast-cereal box to imitate the tone used by AT&T for long-distance calls. At night the hackers clustered around a dazzling array of computer hardware that beeped and glowed until 4 o'clock each...
...surprise enrollment surge triggers a campus housing crunch...