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...outbreak had gone undetected for up to a month raises concerns that the virus may already be spreading under the radar to other parts of the continent. Africa has an estimated poultry population of 1.1 billion birds, many of them sharing living space with people?the same epidemiological powder keg that enabled bird flu to cause so much damage in much of Southeast Asia. Avian-flu experts see impoverished Africa, with its inefficient governments and millions of immuno-compromised HIV infectees, as a perfect breeding ground for a pandemic...
...Quincy Collective, for instance, has thrown jam-packed concerts featuring student bands. “The Collective has been a place for exciting free shows... Low-lights, small room, a stage with a band, a keg, friends—everything but a smoke machine,” says J.P. Sharp ’07, the Collective’s coordinator. “The bands love it, and trust me, if you come, you’ll love it as a spectator...
While these concerns should not cause students to reduce their profiles to nothing more than bland biographical information or superficial résumés, a certain level of prudence, say, not featuring oneself chugging a bottle of champagne or doing a keg stand, would be wise. Being a member of “The Blackout Club” or “I Party My Liver Away All Over the World” might say something of a student’s character that seems funny to us college students, but which might scream something else to a potential...
...games were played, and giddy young adults gyrated atop U-Hauls in tune with blaring pop and hip-hop. Apparently, and this is no doubt news to Captain Evans, tailgating safety can be ramped up without quashing beer-fueled merriment. It should also be noted that, unlike at Harvard, kegs were allowed at this year’s tailgate at Yale. We have long argued that Harvard’s keg ban, instituted in 2000 by then-Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 due to concern about alcohol abuse at that year?...
...policies used in AMOD include: training for bartenders to help them better identify patrons who have drunken too much and identify fake driver’s licenses, requiring registration for keg purchasers, upholding stringent drinking-age laws, banning alcohol-related items from student bookstores, and expanding substance-free dorms...