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Critics say that putting sophomores in the new complex will hinder their transitions from the Yard and make them less active in the houses. They say that space devoted to kitchens might have been better devoted to single bedrooms for residents of the new complex. And they say that it is a long walk from DeWolfe St. to Eliot House for dinner...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: DeWolfe: Dorm Life in DeLap of Luxury | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

Even if China raised no cheers for George Bush's concept of a new world order, it did not hinder allied action against Iraq during the gulf war. Its acquiescence, though often reluctant, included abstaining in a key vote in the United Nations Security Council. Now that the war is over, however, Beijing is breaking ranks on at least one front. New evidence indicates that the Chinese are peddling missiles and nuclear technology to Third World customers in defiance of multilateral efforts to ban such sales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China For Sale: Tools of Destruction | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

...Working Title players quickly demonstrated that focusing on a single product results in measurably superior acting and directing. However, one wonders whether removing a number of actors from the general pool of performers will help or hinder Harvard drama in general...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: Harvard in Repertory | 3/22/1991 | See Source »

...They played really tough pressure defense, and I think we were letting that get to us," said senior forward Jen Mazanec, who returned from a severe ankle sprain to score 13 points. Mazanec's ankle did not appear to hinder her play...

Author: By Peter I. Rosenthal, | Title: W. Cagers Bury Elis In Second Half | 2/23/1991 | See Source »

Still, such surroundings hardly seem to hinder his progress. His office at the Harvard Observatory, which commands a sweeping view of the campus, encourages one to sit back and contemplate the larger issues Layzer which thinks about in the course of his work about the universe...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: David Layzer: Teaching Science Through Prose or Poetry, But Not Equations | 2/9/1991 | See Source »

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