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...truth is, the 24-hour library will have little effect (I hope) on life at Harvard. The new hours are experimental and will not last into the spring semester. But the beckoning doors of Cabot are symbolically important. They illustrate the importance of undoing the cycle of academic pressure and self-inflicted physical abuse at Harvard. We always hear about the problems with advising at Harvard, either through empty whines or mind-numbing tirades about bureaucracy. Here's a simple suggestion: every student should get a call from a tutor or a proctor at least twice a semester. Without that...
...roared through downtown Reno, closing government offices, the Reno-Tahoe International Airport and many casinos for the first time in memory. In Washington, floods and mudslides continue to plague the state, even with the easing of the week-long deluge of rain and snow. Flood warnings are still in effect for 11 rivers statewide. Oregon is about the only state where matters appear to be improving. But I-5 is still closed in southern Oregon and 40,000 customers remain without long-distance telephone service. Rains are supposed to begin slowing throughout much of the region. But the Cascade...
...Thursday night, one of Netanyahu's strongest supporters, Justice Minister Tzahi Hanegbi, said that he too would vote against a Hebron deal if Netanyahu commits to a new timetable for a troop withdrawal from West Bank rural areas. The defection of all three would prevent an agreement from taking effect. But for now, at least, "The threats have to be viewed with enormous skepticism," says TIME's Lisa Beyer. If a negotiated agreement is rejected, "Netanyahu would have to look toward rearranging the government" with a new coalition that could include the dovish Labor Party. "The hardliners would be essentially...
...status quo in 1996 was supposed to effect a sort of second Era of Good Feelings--a replication of the rich and peaceful eight years of James Monroe's presidency (1816-24). John Quincy Adams, who succeeded Monroe, referred to the era as "the golden age of this republic...
Speculation abounded regarding the effect the custody decision would have on the wrongful-death civil suit brought by the Browns and the family of Ron Goldman against Simpson. Said Laurie Levenson, associate dean at Loyola Law School: "It's going to be hard for the jurors to believe that he is dangerous. They will believe that the kids are safe if a judge sent them home to live with...