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Furthermore, there is no evidence that full randomization would have favorable results. One needs only to examine Yale's sorry system of boring, lifeless residential colleges. There is something to be said for the distinct character of Harvard's houses...

Author: By Philip P. Pan, | Title: What's the Rush? | 12/14/1989 | See Source »

IMAGINE a policy that would replace Harvard's 12 distinct houses with bland dormitories--colorless places to live. Imagine a policy that would eliminate a student's right to express a preference for where he or she will live for three years...

Author: By Philip P. Pan, | Title: What's the Rush? | 12/14/1989 | See Source »

When it comes to hepatitis, doctors, like children, must learn their ABCs. As they have long been taught, the liver-destroying disease is caused by two distinct viruses, known as A and B. But many patients show no signs of having been exposed to either virus. Earlier this year scientists took a significant step toward solving the riddle of non-A, non-B hepatitis by moving on down the alphabet. They identified a third virus that produces hepatitis and called it type C. Last week researchers announced another milestone: the first effective therapy for hepatitis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Counterattack | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

...wholly inappropriate to set aside members of the press in a class that is distinct from other members of the community...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

...wholly inappropriate to set aside membersof the press in a class that is distinct fromother members of the community," said KimberlyScearce '91, editor-in-chief of The HarvardIndependent...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Free Speech Rules Approved by Council | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

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