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...support his allegation that club members and guests abuse alcohol, Dean Lewis asserted that "many believe that if a death like that of MIT's Scott Krueger were to occur to a Harvard student, the most likely locus would be a final club." Does this anonymous and ambiguous "many" have any expertise on alcohol consumption to warrant this bold prediction? If they do have such expertise, Dean Lewis should have listed their qualifications. More than likely, however, the phrase "many believe" is a cover for the phrase "I believe," but worded in a sufficiently vague manner so that Dean Lewis...

Author: By Alex Carter, | Title: Arguments Unworthy of a Dean | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...Most of the rapes that happen here are not on the streets. They probably occur in the rooms," said Rabia S. Belt '01, one of the coalition's leaders...

Author: By Molly J. Moore, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Coalition Vows to Fight Sexual Assault, Broaden Awareness | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...discussed at length how they loved Harvard because of the diversity of people they met. Could it be that they were incapable of accepting diversity in reading matter? Or could it be that they didn't "get" the associations I make in my reading because they didn't occur to them, and I hadn't bothered, in my shame and embarrassment, to explain them...

Author: By Dehn W. Gilmore, | Title: Editorial Notebook | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...deeply regret such situations, and whenthey occur, we work hard to diversify students'experience and acquaintances in other ways," shewrites...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Union Dorm First-Years Find Homogeneity | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...which they binge on food, eating perhaps two or three days' worth of meals in 30 minutes, then purge the excess by taking laxatives or inducing vomiting. Nor does age necessarily protect you. Anorexia has been diagnosed in girls as young as eight. Most deaths from the condition occur in women over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disappearing Act | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

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