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...reason the Apollo ships succeeded was that they had an exceedingly clear goal: to fly to the moon and strictly obey the laws of simplicity and safety on the way. Both ships were also wisely mounted at the top of the booster that lifted them off the ground--keeping them away from the fire and foam that killed Challenger and Columbia...
...hearing yesterday made little ground, ending in an adjournment of the case until June 12, according to a spokeswoman for the office of the District Attorney of Manhattan...
...mind.” “The president sassed him and he sassed him back,” Jones said in his opening remarks. While Rather denied having “sassed” any president, he agreed that he “tried to stand [his] ground.” “I’m not an icon,” Rather said. “I can be arrogant and conceited.” A heated question-and-answer session followed Rather’s comments. Addressing the media’s influence, Rather said...
Once freshmen are pre-assigned to Houses, they should be matched with a peer academic advisor with the same residential affiliation, and with common academic interests over the summer. Consequently, landfall could be made in the advising relationship before the school year even began. The common ground that would be established by House affiliation would create an instant connection between advisor and advisee...
...appropriate analogy is if someone posted, “Hate Bush” (or more aptly, “You’re WRONG!”) signs on my front door. The trouble again: it’s unnecessarily divisive. Instead of looking for any kind of common ground, this deliberately flattens an intensely painful and complicated issue. It also happens to misrepresent the pro-choice members of this campus as bloodthirsty baby killers. The posters are offensive not because they say, “I wish no one would have an abortion, let?...