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...cramped dorm gatherings could pick from one of only two options for large-scale late-night revelry: the Currier 10-man or the shuttle. But on fateful February 1st, when Temple Bar anointed its first patrons, the shadows of social ostracism were lifted--and in its place a hush fell over the scenic quadrangle. And hush was followed by a mad rush. In a dramatic reenactment, students poured out of their beer can-littered rooms and sprinted towards the redemption of a new temple, tearing up their shuttle schedules--clouds of red and green confetti fluttering in their wake...
Remember, dear readers, you heard it here first, off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush...
Firmage, however, travels quite a bit farther into la-la land, insisting that he's in contact with a hush-hush federal lab that will release world-shattering experimental data in a matter of months. "This is real," he maintains. "And it's the story of the millennium...
...Torvalds has fueled wild speculation about what Transmeta might be up to in its Santa Clara, Calif., skunk works. Is it building a new microprocessor that will compete with Intel's x86 chip set? Is it using, as some seem to believe, technology borrowed from visiting aliens to develop hush-hush projects for the government? Torvalds delights in the rumors and will neither confirm nor deny anything...
...short is the American public's memory? Although technically Nixon faced impeachment for obstruction of justice, that was a technicality--like taking down Al Capone on charges of tax evasion. One has to look at the nature of Nixon's obstruction: the use of the FBI, the CIA and hush money payments to cover up charges of breaking and entering, burglary, forgery, illegal wiretapping and electronic surveillance, conspiracy, illegal use of the IRS to investigate opponents and destruction of evidence. All these charges have been proven true, and the recently released Nixon tapes confirm the president knew about these activities...