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...alleged to have taken $1.3 million in kickbacks from a subcontractor while he was managing the Quincy, Mass., shipyards in the early '70s. During his security check, few of the claims Veliotis made about his background in Greece could be confirmed. He provided no birth certificate, and his Greek naval service could not be corroborated. Nonetheless, Veliotis was granted secret clearance. Furthermore, since Defense Department rules prohibit immigrant aliens from running top-secret facilities, the General Dynamics shipyards at Quincy and Groton, Conn., were downgraded to secret status to allow Veliotis access...
...hometown boy with the name of a Greek hero and the crown of a home run king was a month away from all he’d ever wanted—a shot at the big leagues, and with the Red Sox, no less...
Before your next Sigma Chi party, walk across the street to Ultra Salon to get a tan that puts Greek gods and frat boys alike to shame. While it may only have two beds and one booth, Ultra Salon compensates with a staff that is incredibly friendly, helpful, and efficient. Prices are comparable to most tanning salons: one session in a bed goes for $10 while a session in the powerful Cyclone booth costs $12. The first tan is free with any package deal. Ultra sweet...
...Chang ’06, consul of Sigma Chi, agrees. He says movies like Animal House misrepresent Greek life, giving fraternities an unwarranted reputation. “You hear stories,” he says, “so people blow them out of proportion...
...legal drinking age—namely undergrads. Harvard bars include Daedalus and Red Line, where the average age is somewhere in the late twenties, serving the large graduate student population well, but lacking the young feel that exists in bars around other colleges. Also, the lack of a Greek life or alternative social spaces severely limits the availability of large open parties—and final clubs hardly compensate. Offerings like Pub Night work to fix these deficiencies, and more alternatives should be created in the future...