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...Roosevelt had just been informed by Julian L. Coolidge '95, Master of Lowell House, that the letter asking him if he would permit the trouble-some Lowell House bells to be named for him, was an undergraduate prank. Consenting to the publication of the correspondence, he wired: "In spite of it all, the next time I go to Cambridge, I propose to listen to those bells...
...athletics--whether for playing, coaching or acting as teacher in any branch of sport or engaging therein in any capacity--shall represent his University in any athletic team or crew, except that any University Committee on Eligibility may, subject to the approval of the Committee of the Three Chairmen, permit such participation in intercollegiate athletics by men who might technically be debarred under the letter of the rule, but, who, in the judgment of the University Committee on Eligibility have not commercialized their athletic ability nor offended against the spirit of the foregoing provision...
Yow’s proposal was the one that had drawn the most wrath from women’s groups. Her original proposal allowed for a seven percent leeway, which would permit schools to comply by giving women 43 percent of athletic opportunities even though they make up 56 percent of college enrollment nationwide. At present, 42 percent of all athletic opportunities are given to women...
Since Harvard had received every other required permit for the CGIS before it tried to clear the final hurdle—the council’s approval to dig under Cambridge Street—construction for the Faculty’s most pressing building project can now go ahead unhindered...
SAUDI ARABIA Riyadh fears that a war would anger citizens because of the royal family's close ties to the U.S. As first reported on time.com the Saudis are encouraging a coup against Saddam. If war comes, they may still refuse to permit the launch of U.S. ground troops or Air Force combat missions from their soil, though both were permitted in 1991. But the Saudis are likely to allow U.S. command and control functions, special-operations missions and refueling...