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...latent social turmoil of the 1960s was soon to erupt on college campuses across the nation—and Harvard was no exception. As the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam war gathered momentum, Ford found himself at the helm of a faculty beset by social and political strife...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former Dean of the Faculty Ford Dead at 82 | 8/15/2003 | See Source »

...cannot fathom the hatred for Hillary that burns in some conservatives. I am neither an admirer nor a detractor, but I'd vote her into the White House just to hear the screaming apoplexy that would erupt from radio and TV "hate-triots" who think they own America's heart. STEPHEN SCHLICH Petaluma, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 7, 2003 | 7/7/2003 | See Source »

...tell the wannabes from the real thing? Occasionally, players just erupt out of nowhere...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MARCH TO THE SEA: Don't Be Fooled By One-Month Wonders | 5/1/2003 | See Source »

Although Harvard was the only bidder on most of the land, a bidding war of sorts did erupt over the tiny 1.4 acre piece of the land located between Harvard and Houghton Chemical, a small industrial company that currently operates on the parcel...

Author: By Lauren A.E. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Lands Allston Acreage | 4/2/2003 | See Source »

Even as it closes in on Saddam, the military faces the larger task of maintaining order in a country full of conflicts waiting to erupt. Last week more than 1,000 Turkish troops crossed the border into Kurdish-dominated northern Iraq to reinforce up to 7,000 already there, raising the dreaded possibility of a confrontation between the Turks and anti-Saddam Kurdish forces, who fear the Turks will never leave. Because Ankara refused to allow the U.S. to send ground troops into northern Iraq through Turkey, the U.S. may not be able to do much if skirmishes break...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Awestruck | 3/31/2003 | See Source »

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