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Rule-bending--and in some cases rule-breaking--has become the norm for several professors...
...However, Davies says unequal treatment did not lead to a Radcliffe outcry because it seemed hardly to deviate from the norm...
...again later saying he did it to put himself in better position for a second presidential bid? That remains to be seen. But if the results of the Bush-McCain tea party are in any way as predicted, we ought not to view it as an aberration from the norm but as his most flagrant waffle yet and absolute proof of his real agenda...
Social life begins at home, first in randomly assigned entryways, and from sophomore year in blocking groups of up to eight people (the core group of friends with whom you receive your Housing assignment). For students in a rush, grab-and-go lunches in Loker Commons are the norm, but it's not so unusual either to linger over an empty tray in your House dining hall through three cycles of conversation...
LIVING IN SIN Once rare, cohabitation is becoming the norm. The proportion of married couples who first lived together rose from about 10% in 1960 to more than 50% in 1998. And 33% of American households are composed of two unmarried adults with no children, making this the most common type of "family." But not everyplace is encouraging this arrangement. Anti-cohabitation laws remain on the books in several states, including Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, where unmarried roommates were recently arrested...