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Congratulations to writer Steve Wulf for his insight into Wisconsin humor. The element of "outrageous irony" is often missed by those who do not hail from my home state. The Cheesehead label, for instance, originated as a scornful put-down by tourists. The sponge-plastic cheese hats worn by Packer fans are an example of Wisconsinites' one-upping those who would mock the state. CARL F. HOFFMAN Cleveland Heights, Ohio
...element of Datamatch that is particularly interesting is its ultimate goal. The purpose of the service is to find yourself a serious relationship, not a one night stand. One piece of lore that now surrounds Datamatch is of a couple who met their first year through the service and who, now seniors, are still together. As this true tale implies, the ideal of the program is not to add another five names to your random hook-up list, but to find the person with whom you hope to be truly committed--in the end, a highly conservative mission...
...line of a vicious war be in Israeli suburbs, towns and development communities. In considering the tragedy of the helicopter crash, one realizes that the concept of sacrificing for one's country is very far removed from most American youth. This is especially true here at Harvard, where the element of personal tragedy and loss that has accompanied much of history is often compressed into meaningless numbers...
Upon reading Sarah Schaffer's oped about the importance of the Crimson to the Harvard community (Opinion, Jan. 22), I wanted to provide a few suggestions to the 124th Editorial Guard on how the Crimson can become an even more significant element of Harvard life. These four humble ideas are only meant to give the new editors an idea of where a daily reader of the Crimson for four years feels the paper should...
...chorus of indifferent grunts. "This is a very different kind of speech," notes McAllister. "It has been said that the Inaugural is the poetry; the State of the Union is the prose." Part of the State of the Union ritual requires the President to present something new, and that element remains a mystery. But McAllister suggests that Clinton may follow up on the anti-gang violence theme broached in a recent radio address with a new initiative. Otherwise, the President will probably repeat his plea that despite progress on many economic and social issues, more remains to be done...