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There is a locker-room camaraderie at the academy, but the atmosphere is never really relaxed. The staff plays to the peer pressure that already exists in this group of macho, Type A personalities. "If you're lying in your own blood at 30,000 feet, it's your own fault," warned a physical-training instructor, letting the words linger for a few seconds. "If you can't stay in the fight, thousands will...
Ever sat at a ball game and wished you could see a quick repeat of that awesome play you just saw? Bushnell's Instant Replay binoculars ($600) let you do exactly that. As you peer through the lens, you can push a shutter button to capture up to 30 sec. of continuous footage. Then you can watch the video on a 2-in. LCD screen that flips open on top. The 16-MB CompactFlash card that comes with the glasses stores up to 2.5 min. of video or 150 still images. Want to give your friends a peek? Hook...
...hard way just how disastrous it can be to make decisions behind closed doors. In May 2002 he pushed through a change in the College’s sexual assault policy that required some form of “corroborating evidence” before the Ad Board would investigate peer-to-peer assaults. Administrators in University Hall had discussed the policy but students didn’t have a chance to weigh in before the Faculty voted on the change. Many professors later said that the vote had been “hurried through” and that they were...
...Faculty unanimously approves major changes to study abroad requirements, easing the process of application and approval. The Faculty also approves an Administrative Board policy that requires corroborating evidence to launch an investigation of peer disputes—including sexual assault cases...
...long as we are sensitive to our local academic context,” he wrote. “What seems to be universal is the desire of scientists to collaborate across disciplines and the role of core facilities, computer power, and large-scale databases in the efforts of many peer institutions...