Word: offing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The only note of concern came from Chou. As she examined a table tent with the results of HUDS' recent food waste audit--which showed that undergraduates were throwing out high amounts of food--Chou pointed to a possible repercussion.
--Geoffrey A. Fowler contributed to the reporting of this article.
Private First Class Calvin Glover snuck into Private First Class Barry Winchell's room with a baseball bat during the pre-dawn hours of July 5. Just a few hours after drunkenly celebrating the anniversary of our nation's independence, Glover bludgeoned Winchell to death solely on the basis of...
The Army refuses to comment on how its own "don't ask, don't tell" policy could have led to this heinous crime. Witnesses at Glover's trial testified to the harassment Winchell encountered on a daily basis because of his suspected homosexuality. His platoon sergeant described him as "walking...
In response to Winchell's murder, the Department of Defense has announced stricter enforcement of the anti-harassment policy towards suspected gay service members as well as spot checks at major military bases to ensure that the policy is being implemented fairly. It also plans to phase in more tolerance...