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...nation's oldest university's anniversary, it should still be a privilege to have the President kick off the celebration. Such has been done before. This is the time to rise above politics, even the politics of educational funding, and honor Reagan as President. Moreover, no tradition dictates that British royalty, or even the heads of Harvard's mother institution, Cambridge University--one of Prince Charles' qualifications--should come at these occasions. The Prince was actually this first-choice-school's second choice, Prince Philip having already refused...
Last year's popular "Yale Sucks--By Definition" t-shirt is available again through the Chinese Students Association in conjunction with Ermine Graphics. The shirt defines Harvard as the oldest university in North America which is known for its traditional excellence while Yale is nearly the oldest...
While many around the Ivy League contend that the nation's fourth oldest college has sacrificed its academic principles in quest of athletic principals, Penn officials vigorously deny that they've compromised their admissions standards to save a once-sagging football program...
...traditions die hard. That's probably the only way to explain why the Locke-Ober Cafe, one of Boston's oldest, proudest dining traditions, continues to thrive, defying the dictates of discriminating taste and classical economics...
...gladiolus garlanded with bright festive ribbons to the presidential residence. Relatives and close friends of Jose Napoleon Duarte and his family gathered in the private chapel in the Salvadoran President's home. There they took part in a Mass of thanksgiving for the safe return of Duarte's oldest daughter, Ines Guadalupe Duarte Duran, 35, who was released 44 days after antigovernment guerrillas kidnaped her and a friend, Ana Cecilia Villeda, 23. But the joy of the long- awaited homecoming was muted by signs that a total recovery from the kidnaping incident will be a difficult process for the Duartes...