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...sleep patterns will evolve around the hours of the night shift at UPS." This means classes will be held between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., allowing students to work through the night and sleep during the day. Classes cease between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, the company's peak delivery period. Special dorms will be built to accommodate the night-working students. Tuition will be free, with the state and other sources picking up half the cost and UPS the other half if "the student completes his or her work obligation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporate Welfare: States At War | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...percent of Americans find homosexuality morally unacceptable. In response, the media and intellectual elite stake out the supposed moral high ground, proclaiming the other side unworthy of attention. The effect is not unlike a version of King-of-the-Mountain, only instead of conquering challengers, those at the peak shame competitors with ugly epithets. Thus, the intelligentsia use words such as "bigot" and "homosexuality morally repugnant. It is not surprising, then, that so few opponents of homosexuality are eager to step into public debate...

Author: By Hugh P. Liebert, | Title: Advancing the Gay Rights Debate | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

Coming off a successful seventh-place finish at the New England Championships, the women's team said it feels ready to peak...

Author: By Haley Steele, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cross-Country Teams Try to Finish Strong at Heps | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...plans recommend renovating Harvard Hall and Holden Chapel to increase the number of classrooms, and offering more classes at 9 a.m., which is currently an off-peak time. Knowles said improved classroom space management is optimal for efficiency and costs...

Author: By Kevin S. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Knowles: Serving Students Is Priority | 10/28/1998 | See Source »

...trying to peak for the Rolex," Doran said...

Author: By Amy E. Oaten, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Doran Reaches Semis Of Penn Conf. Classic | 10/27/1998 | See Source »

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