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...would like to extend an offer of free membership to Andrei Cerny so that he can see for himself that the College Democrats have plenty of fresh ideas to offer. We are coming off an extraordinary year of growth in enthusiasm and in membership under the leadership of former president Derek T. Ho '96. We do not know how the usually professional U.S. News and World Report could print a fallacy like "young Republicans outnumber Democrats 3 to 1," but their editors clearly failed to check their facts...
What makes these numbers important, not just encouraging, is that they extend what is plainly a sustained retreat from the crack-fueled crime wave of the late 1980s. According to the FBI, violent crimes started to decline in 1993. As always with crime, an area of famously wiggly trend lines, the downward curve is not to be found everywhere. Minneapolis, Minnesota, for instance, is still puzzling over why in 1995 homicides climbed more than 56% over the preceding year. Even with the downward trend, crime rates remain bloodcurdlingly high, especially when compared to the relatively peaceable kingdom...
According to constitutional amendments passed by the council last spring, terms for the popularly, elected officers will be year-long and will extend over the summer...
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Canton, New York, Harvard will look to extend its league success, facing off against St. Lawrence. The rivalry has led to dramatic contests in Canton in each of the last two years. The Crimson scored in the last minute to tie the Saints and then put St. Lawrence away with a goal early in overtime...
...approved for sale because it slowed MS progression by 37 percent. "Although not a cure, it is a significant advancement in the treatment of this disease," says medical writer Christine Gorman. "People with MS will tell you that if they can't have a cure, anything that will extend the remission period is a big help. Because good treatment has been difficult for MS sufferers, many have turned to charlatans for alternative treatment. The charlatans take their money and give them something that doesn't help. Now, at least there is something in traditional medicine that will help them...