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...easily dodge much of Dole's criticism. Hopefully, Clinton will also be able to bait the crusty ex-senator into losing his notorious temper. That could very well provide the Democrats with a soundbite (such as Dole's 1976 "Democrat wars" seething) that they can use to heap insult upon the injury that they have already inflicted on Dole's third (and thankfully, last) doomed crusade for the presidency...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: ELECTION FOLLIES | 9/28/1996 | See Source »

...while I do think that the students living in the nearby river houses should have been given fair warning about the noise and disruption they might face--in a final insult, my roommate was even asked to show her Harvard ID as she tried to get past the barricades to get back into Winthrop House later in the day--the event was a great one. I hope we can continue to delude our first years into thinking that these days happen all the time by supporting even more terrific events like HYPE...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: All HYPEd Up | 9/24/1996 | See Source »

...campuses around the country were buzzing with the results of U.S. News and World Report's ranking of the nation's best colleges. The annual survey shook up the traditional hierarchy among the Big Three, ending Harvard's six-year streak as the top college in the nation. Adding insult to injury, the U.S. News survey dropped Harvard right past second to a lowly third, behind Yale and Princeton, respectively. Harvardians responded with a mix of consternation and indifference to the news that their alma matter had fallen from its lofty position as the undisputed best of the best...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Try Quantifying New Haven | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

...genes, known as oncogenes, stimulate cell division, while still others, called tumor-suppressor genes, damp it down. In their normal form, both types of genes work together, enabling the body to replace dead cells and repair damaged ones. But mutations in these genes--whether inherited or acquired through environmental insult--very quickly cause a cell to careen out of control, like a car with a stuck accelerator pedal and no brakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ENEMY WITHIN | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

...final sophomore insult is one that will not go away when the boxes are stowed and the floors scrubbed: limited cardkey access leaves us in unsplendid isolation from friends whose phones may have not yet even been connected...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Moving In Is Hair-Raising | 9/17/1996 | See Source »

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