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...Crimson's coverage of this incident has led to a number of ancillary stories, which have been helpful in raising awareness of issues surrounding sexual misconduct. However, with respect to the connection being made between this incident and a discussion of "date rape," we would note that the charges against Mr. Elster include two counts of assault and battery as well as three counts of rape, and that the only person, as far as we know, who has publicly suggested an amorous relationship gone bad between Mr. Elster and the alleged victim is Mr. Elster's attorney...
With the right amount of practice and sleep-deprivation, even the most uncomfortable classrooms can be transformed into sleepers' paradises. The under-sized desks in the Science Center and Lowell Lecture Hall, presumably designed for note-taking, can easily double as "pillows" for the fatigued...
...price for an ounce of silver to be delivered in March hit $7.28, up 16% in the two days after Buffett's disclosure and up nearly 70% since he started buying the precious metal six months ago. Despite the surge, veteran--and thus oft-pummeled--silver traders will note that a price just north of $7 is nothing next to silver's peak in 1980, when it hit $50 amid an infamous attempt by the brothers Herbert and Nelson Hunt to corner the market...
...gratifying to note that it is an eccentric physicist, Richard Seed, who is planning to start a clinic in Chicago to clone human beings [SCIENCE, Jan. 19]. The fact that it doesn't appear he will succeed brings some solace. It is very scary when academics start discussing the cloning of headless human beings. Scientists should stop playing God. KENNETH MUSANA Montreal...
...Secret Service has certainly taken note. Legal wrangling has begun over their right to resist Starr?s subpoenas ? on the grounds that breaking their code of silence makes it hard to protect the First Family. While Janet Reno mulled the matter over, President Clinton?s supporters pounced on the agency?s crisis of confidence. ?This is a further example of desperate and apparently irresponsible tactics by Mr. Starr,? said Lanny Davis, former White House special legal counsel...