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...tough, and by the look of things, it will not get any easier. Life is becoming more complicated, not less, and the demands put upon young people are increasing. It is plain that plenty of mediocre citizens emerge from Dexter Gate with no intention of serving better either their country or their kind. But despite the many obstacles in its place, I believe the College continues to have a responsibility to encourage "the whole development of an individual," and "the maturing of his understanding about the nature of things." A four-year college education is an opportunity for students...

Author: By Daniel M. Suleiman, | Title: The Disappearing Undergraduate Citizen | 9/17/1998 | See Source »

...Lewinsky arrived at the White House at approximately 10a.m. She told the Secret Service uniformed officers at the Northwest Gate that she had gifts to drop off for the President, but that Ms. Currie did not know she was coming. Lewinsky and the officers made several calls in an attempt to locate Ms. Currie. The officers eventually invited Lewinsky inside the guard booth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill and Monica: The Eleanor Mondale Episode | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...When Ms. Currie learned that Lewinsky was at the Northwest Gate, she sent word that the President "already had a guest in the Oval," so the officers should have Lewinsky wait there for about 40 minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill and Monica: The Eleanor Mondale Episode | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...Later that day, the uniformed Secret Service officers at the Northwest Gate were told that no one would be fired -- so long as they remained quiet. According to Sergeant Williams, Ms. Currie said that, if the officers did not "tell a lot of people what had happened, then nothing would happen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill and Monica: The Eleanor Mondale Episode | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...where the FBI and Tanzanian authorities have reconstructed only the vaguest outline of the attack. The solid, three-story, white stone embassy, originally housing the Israeli mission and taken over by the U.S. in 1980, is surrounded by a 100-ft. stone and steel perimeter fence, approached through two gates. A team of local guards from a private firm called Ultimate Security Ltd. patrolled the entry from the first perimeter gate to the Marine post in the embassy door, as well as the parking areas inside and outside the compound. They were backed up by a surveillance camera that swept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sifting For Answers | 8/24/1998 | See Source »

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