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Once Upon a Distant War (Times Books; 546 pages; $27.50) concentrates on this early, internecine American sniping, which flared up obscurely in 1962-63 while much of the U.S. press concentrated its big guns on stories like civil rights, the space race and the Cuban missile crisis. William Prochnau, an author and former correspondent for the Washington Post, argues that the reporters in Vietnam during those years established "the skeptical standards for a new generation of war correspondents--and television as well. These were provocative, new, adversarial standards that broke from the old and would be used to chronicle America...
Such a scene seemed a distant dream only two years ago. The Crimson was coming off 5-8-2 (2-4-1 Ivy) and 6-7-2 (3-4-0) seasons in 1992 and 1993, respectively. Who'd have thunk that in two years, Harvard would be wearing the crown...
...Inviting Arafat to address members of the Harvard Community under the trumped-up title of "President of the Palestinian National Authority" is tantamount to making light of the deaths of Americans, Israelis and others who have died at the hands of the PLO in the not-too-distant past...
While the Union could seat 700 to 750 students, Annenberg Hall can only seat 617 students. Because of its smaller capacity, Annenberg will initially be closed to all but first-years. Upperclass students from distant houses will have to find another dining hall for lunch. Although this restriction inconveniences many upperclass students, it still does not solve the overcrowding problem. Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth S. Nathans told the Crimson that Annenberg Hall "couldn't even accommodate freshmenspilling out of Sanders [Theatre] and Science Center B at this point...
...have foreseen that the reduced area would be a problem and addressed it as such. Although Dean Flatley has proposed augmenting the shuttle bus schedule to the Quad during lunch hours, we must all wonder about the repercussions of no inter-house in the Union. Will additional overflow from distant houses force interhouse restrictions in traditionally welcoming houses such as Leverett and Winthrop...