Word: mentions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this way. During Orientation Week, I was ambushed with maps of the Yard, counseling facilities, tours of Boston, introductions to my prefects, proctor, academic advisor and at least five condom distribution centers. Harvard obviously considers these things essential to easing the transition into "college life." Unfortunately, there was no mention of what will probably be my biggest shock of all: the weather. My fellow Californians and empathetic Floridians now joke about actually wearing hats for a functional purpose. But when the sun starts setting at 4 p.m., the wind begins cutting through our clothes and the walk to the dining...
...Faculty, must be sought. It is possible, of course, to find; and in some concentrations, like my own, it is easier to do so than it others. But in a variety of departments, from economics, governments, from economics, government and English to computer science and biology (not to mention the core Curriculum), advising and intimate learning environments are rare commodities...
...reasons why people who could use someone to talk to may not be calling in droves. Are there solutions? Is there a way to make the Harvard student make a phone call and reach out for help? Just knowing about the hotlines helps. Staffers from Room 13 and Response mention that inclusion in the first-year orientation safety night has increased their profile on campus. They also stress that all hotlines are staffed by students who have been trained to answer calls and handle a wide range of situations. if friends are the problem, calling strangers might be the right...
...gave up power to a democratically elected government in 1990, former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte erected a legal fortress around himself. His 17 years of iron-fisted, right-wing military rule had been blamed for the death or disappearance of 3,400 suspected communists and leftists, not to mention the torture of thousands of others. With that legacy hanging over his head, Pinochet rammed through an array of constitutional measures that made him immune to prosecution, including a lifetime Senator's seat that he took amid widespread protest last March, when he retired as an army general. "The locks...
...News, killed a 20/20 news story critical of ABC's parent, the Walt Disney Co. The network said, "We were looking into a possible story concerning theme parks, which would have included, among others, Disney. A draft story was submitted that did not work." Indeed, the submitted story did mention other Orlando, Fla., parks, noting that theme parks tend to attract child molesters who seek to work at them. But the report singled out Disney as less responsive than other park operators to the problem. According to an ABC source familiar with the story, the report would have disclosed that...