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...immediate effect of Begin's action was to throw new sparks at the Middle East powder keg. So far as the Syrian government was concerned, Begin's action added a permanent dimension to the humiliation of losing the heights in the first place. Syria responded by declaring that Israel's move amounted to an "act of war." As if to give real meaning to that charge, Begin sent additional Israeli tanks rumbling into the heights area, which is separated from the Syrians by a neutral zone occupied by a 1,250-man United Nations peace-keeping force...
...stories during the past five years that she admits, "My dreams are invaded by visions of AK-47 rifles and rocket launchers." Associate Editor Walter Isaacson, who wrote the cover, concluded after assessing the thousands of words filed by TIME correspondents: "The arms trade has created a global powder keg...
Future Shock The Crimson came to life after stopping a Dartmouth attempt inches from the line, rallying to score a penalty kick just before the half ended. Holding a 12-0 lead, the ruggers gathered around the keg to discuss their strategy for the second half...
Everyone plays boisterous games (though not everyone tosses beer kegs out the window--if you feel the urge, make sure the keg is empty, and the window open). Stereos are rarely played softly; there are, truth be told, very few Mantovani afficionados here. And "noisy or disorderly occupants of a room in a dormitory under University supervision" are very rarely, if ever dismissed. A few years ago, some Kirkland House students built a disco dance floor in their room, complete with strobes and turbo-charged stereos. Every night, they danced. all through the fall semester, even though their dance floor...
...whether they got their first choices or not, most students tried to make the best of it. Some students sported badges reading "Kiss me; I'm going to the Quad." And some future North House residents spent the evening at a keg-party in their new dorm...