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Chances are that those of us developing mesothelioma will not be afflicted by it for another 30 or 40 years. Perhaps an increasing cancer or sarcoma mortality rate is one of the "occupational hazards" of being an urban dweller. Our generation will have to take such things in stride. But what about those ahead of us who will be exposed not only to that asbestos produced in their own lifetimes but also to all of the residue produced in our own? Perhaps in a university like ours, endowed with such a wealth of creative talent and scientific resources...
Plant Parenthood. Who cares? Scores of thousands of plant owners, from corporation chieftains with status-symbol Ficus executivus (vicepresidential fig) trees in their offices to the apartment dweller with a $30 Dracaena massangeana (dracaena). As a result, plant doctors (many with degrees in horticulture or agriculture) are as much in demand as pet vets. Drs. Greenthumbs charge an average $15 a housecall, $10 or so a day for plant sitting and as much as $50 to potty train a specimen needing more root space. Boston's Plant Parenthood even offers a vegetative version of Blue Cross-Blue Shield...
...insult to injury, Yale is the Ivy League's cellar-dweller, along with Brown. With a win tonight, Harvard would be the Ivy champion...
This afternoon at 3 p.m. at the IAB, the Crimson squares off against Ivy League cellar-dweller Brown, who is 0-5 for the year. The relative optimism Lee is approaching this match with--"We should beat them"--is a contrast with his outlook on tomorrow's IAB meeting with the Eli of Yale...
There are a lot of new names making it to the top. Yale, University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth and yes, even perennial cellar-dweller Princeton are reaching parity with the rest of the league. When was the last time you saw Cornell drop three Ivy League contests to Brown, Yale and Princeton? Or how about Yale defeating...