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Returning to the subject of Northern Ireland, Ahern spoke of 30 hard years in Ireland when every morning a political murder was the top news story, and pointless loss of life was the norm...
...beating Harvard, Brown made a strong statement to the college hockey world that any team can beat anyone else in the wild and wacky ECAC. In this league, parity is the norm...
...most important and most revolutionary step Harvard could take towards this end would be to replace many of the proctors in first-year dormitories with upperclass Residential Assistants (R.A.’s). This system is the norm at many other universities, in the Ivy League and beyond. There would be several immediate benefits to this system. First-years would immediately meet upperclass students on an intimate basis; there is no better way to get to know people than to live with them on the same floor or entryway. Moreover, by being in constant contact with first-years, R.A.s would...
...With conflicting reports coming in, and controllers attempting to track 'invisible' airplanes, the news of the planes hitting the World Trade Center rocked the FAA headquarters. FAA Administrator Garvey, most likely in full consultation with Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta, decided to implement a 'ground stop' on New York City airports. Although the FAA doesn't technically close an individual airport, a ground stop prevents any plane, commercial or private, from taking off from that airport and can require incoming flights diverted. When reports that a plane or planes might be headed towards Washington, the FAA HQ on Independence Avenue...
...familiar with the calls, Garvey was cool and in command. "She sounded good," said a source. As they concentrated on what was possible, each and every participant knew, said one, "This was a colossal event, and requires a colossal response." Of course, coordination wasn't perfect: Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta showed up on TV announcing that new measures would be established, including ending the practice of curbside check-in. He had not, however, told either the airlines or the FAA what he was going...