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...solvents and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Munitions and chemical weapons are manufactured and often tested at Army sites. The dimensions of the problem become clear at the 4 1/2-acre O Field at Aberdeen Proving Ground. At first glance, it looks like any other fenced-in, treeless site on this picturesque peninsula that juts into Chesapeake Bay. Yet for decades, O Field served as a dumping ground for vast amounts of toxic chemicals. Soil tests show concentrations of benzene and trichloroethylene (TCE) that are hundreds of times higher than the acceptable EPA limits; the vinyl chloride level is 1,500 times greater...
Imagine their surprise when in the College's orientation packet, they receive a student publication, conservative magazine Peninsula, that called their sexual orientation a "bad alternative...
...Peninsula's November issue, which featured an exploding pink triangle on the cover, called on gay students to attend counseling sessions and rethink their way of life. The issue sparked a series of student protests and inspired two respected faculty members to reveal their homosexuality...
Says Lin, "I knew Peninsula did not represent what the majority of students at Harvard feel...
Last year's Peninsula issue and an anti-gay slur posted on a Lowell House student's door were the most blatant anti-gay actions. But more subtle indications of hostility are also prevalent, say some gay students...