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Edward P. Hall, chief criminal investigator for the country, said yesterday charges may be filed against officers of the fraternity, Delta Kappa...

Author: By Compiled FROM College newspapers, | Title: Student Dies After Fraternity Initiation | 4/12/1980 | See Source »

Parrella reportedly collapsed and lost consciousness during the indoor portion of the fraternity's initiation rites. Delta Kappa members called the campus police after an undetermined period of time, and campus police administered oxygen and called an ambulance...

Author: By Compiled FROM College newspapers, | Title: Student Dies After Fraternity Initiation | 4/12/1980 | See Source »

...hour or more at a time in small tanks filled with 250 gal. of 93.5° salt water. Why? To achieve, through "sensory deprivation," surcease from tension, reconciliation with the id, relief from jet lag, hangover, back pain or nicotine withdrawal, for rediscovery of the womb, a flow of delta brain waves-or just a snooze. The experience might be called the caviar of self-indulgence. Float tanks, as they are called, originated on the West Coast. The idea behind them was developed in the 1950s by Neurophysiologist John C. Lilly, who is most widely known as the chap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Nirvana in a Dank, Dark Tank | 3/24/1980 | See Source »

...fraternity, Alpha Delta Phi, subsequently expelled the students--one of whom was the fraternity president. One of the students transfered to a Wisconsin college...

Author: By Compiled FROM College newspapers, | Title: Students Sentenced for Cat Killing | 3/21/1980 | See Source »

...order to cut 60 to 250 lbs. off a jet's weight, Eastern has even stripped the white paint off its fleet, revealing the silvery, polished metal underneath. The fuel saving: almost $1 million per year. Workers are coating the leading edges of some Pan American, Delta and Continental/Air Micronesia jet wings with a plastic substance that cuts down on air friction, reducing drag and saving up to $30,000 a year in fuel costs per aircraft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Fuel Takes Off | 3/10/1980 | See Source »

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