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...presented here are clearly not only my own. Over several years now, I have compared notes with many of my fellow teachers about the Harvard tradition of course-shopping, and I have heard many different impressions about it. In fact, almost every-one--including students--seems to have a distinct view on the matter. I will try to convey here a fairly representative range of faculty views...
LEGALLY, THREE DISTINCT TERRORIST crimes had been committed. But as investigators dug in, the same names kept popping up in all three. El Sayyid Nosair was jailed on gun-possession charges in connection with the 1990 murder of a prominent Zionist in New York City. He was repeatedly visited in an upstate prison by Muslim fundamentalists accused of last February's bombing of the World Trade Center. They had links to the ring charged with plotting to blow up the Holland and Lincoln tunnels, the United Nations building and a federal office skyscraper in early July. All looked for spiritual...
Clinton's plan, which will be formally introduced once Congress returns from its summer recess, has the distinct ring of traditional Republican law-and- order rhetoric, though it includes a basket of provisions designed to assuage liberal Democrats. The new bill calls for spending $3.4 billion for 50,000 new police officers, a "major down payment," Clinton said, on his campaign promise for 100,000 new cops. A centerpiece of the plan is the Brady bill, which would mandate a five-working-day waiting period for gun purchases. Other provisions would send young offenders to military-style boot camps instead...
...distinct impression, however, that I did not fit the mode of this particular sample. The students and clientele alike dressed in a manner that spoke of serious money and, in the former's case, aspirations for imminent adulthood. The program was filled with advertisements for retirement communities. I hadn't brought along a folding beach chair. To make matters worse, I have no gold-sporting cousin named Morry...
...block the warehouse's windows and keep out prying eyes. A stern taskmaster, he forbade drug use by employees and demanded that they keep the garage immaculate. Oil spills were mopped instantly, while car parts were piled like groceries -- in perfect stacks. Ever wily, he split his operation into distinct divisions: thieves and choppers. No one but Wills knew the complete workings of the business. Still, the boss could not resist the occasional bit of brazen bravado. Detectives trailing him once saw Wills calmly lean out the window of a hot 1970 yellow Corvette to banter with a policeman...