Word: key
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...recruiting problem isn't the only one the Crimson has. Harvard lost three key players to graduation last year...
...extend the democracy of a diverse campus and to energize the half-dead social life, the college needs to move swiftly. One key proposal is a student center with room for campus organizations, bands, pubs, and gathering--open to all students. The center would boost campus cohesion and activity, just as house life has fragmented it. While the houses offer an important range of artistic and tutorial services, a campus-wide student center would provide benefits they cannot offer. As student tuitions continue to rise beyond inflation to fund the growing budget, now is a key time to accommodate student...
...Venezuela. Results: 11 tons of cocaine and 244 tons of marijuana seized; 114 guns, 122 boats, planes and vehicles confiscated; 22 cocaine labs destroyed; and 1,267 arrests made. Yet no major kingpins were nailed. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh applauded the cooperation with an apt low-key assessment: "I don't think anybody's claiming that this is a success in the war on drugs. We are talking about an important avenue toward success...
University of Houston Political Scientist Richard Murray thinks he knows what will decide the election in the Lone Star State. Says he: "The key is, Can the Democrats survive the social-issues pounding and make the economy issue stick?" That is probably the No. 1 question all over the country, but it is especially pointed in Texas. The state is highly receptive to Bush's conservative appeals on such issues as abortion, gun control, prison furloughs and the Pledge of Allegiance; in Texas rifle racks can rank with the flag as badges of honor. "If we allow that...
...Manhattan, with more than 240,000 commuters crossing the 1 1/2-mile steel span every day in cars, buses and subway trains. But the bridge is literally falling apart, the result of decades of neglect by city leaders who skimped on maintenance. Last April, after inspectors reported severe corrosion in key support beams and cracks in deck surfaces, the city temporarily closed the bridge. Result: bridgelock. As New Yorkers jammed other bridges and tunnels, the city's commuter rush expanded by half an hour every morning and evening. The Williamsburg was reopened in August after a quick $10 million patch...