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...ROTC made its departure from Harvard leaving behind only a few remnants of its 53-year life here. The possible return of ROTC may have sparked some debate last fall, but for the most part the issue died a peaceful death. No current class can look back with first-hand experience on the days when ROTC was last a burning issue at this university
...conveying meaning has led him to Italy, where he compiles a graphic lexicon of the language of gesture ("Sicilians take the Fifth by raising their chins slowly... Fondle the back of your ear and somebody's a pederast.") Venturing even further afield, he travels to the Congo for a first-hand encounter with African drum language, only to have his experimental message. "Notre Dame has the best team of all," emerge back into English as "The lady if ever she had a weak body, now she has strong...
...have Rosovsky's job before he moved on to holding the line on prices, will have a slot waiting for him when he comes back. Of course, the slot won't be just what Dunlop's used to, because before he does anything else, he'll want some first-hand experience of keeping up with the price freeze with a working person's income...
...hook in the center of the room, finds David's uniform, and takes his medals from the pockets, proudly holding them up for you. He fought in the Revolution under Zapata, Villa, and Carranza--all three--"for the experience. He wanted to try out everything." And he has first-hand accounts that contradict the history books. But David does not have papers to prove that he is a veteran of the Revolution, and so the government will not grant him a pension. "People give us things. But truly it is a hard way to live, very hard...
...Harvard's team of experts sees first-hand and can confirm that the power plant will damage the crops in surrounding area, Harvard must present its findings to the Arkansas PSC. Proxy fights might be acceptable to socially-conscious but hopelessly idealistic liberals Harvard can stop the AP&L project only by convincing the licensing body that the plant will damage crops, water supplies, equipment, and the ecological balance of the area...