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...more Americans, career change isn't an ending--it's a lifestyle, a pathway to fulfillment that could take them anywhere, like career bees going from flower to flower. Robert Norton, 37, has always buzzed from job to job to make a living. His father, a Marine helicopter pilot, died in Vietnam months before Norton's birth to a Japanese mother, who passed away when he was 19. It took him eight years to work his way through college. He has guided Japanese tourists in Hawaii, sold chocolate in Jamaica, exported sea urchins from Maine, managed real estate...
Last year, when the Undergraduate Council (UC) voted to pilot a program installing condom dispensers in freshman dorms, four square inches of concern for student health became a hot topic on campus. Those in support of the measure applauded the UC for taking steps to encourage safe sex among freshmen. Among the set of those opposed, however, several surprising characteristics emerged. Their conservative voices were considerably louder than expected at ostensibly left-wing Harvard, and women were a substantial component of the vocal opposition. They accused the availability of free condoms as objectifying women; by tacitly making...
...which is destined to replace the aging F-15 Eagle as the Air Force's top fighter plane. But about a third of the way through the Feb. 10 flight, anomalies began affecting the Global Positioning System and communications links on the jets, Air Force officials say. While one pilot was able to contact prime contractor Lockheed Martin during the flight to try to fix the problem, the planes were nevertheless forced to return to Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. They forlornly had to follow the KC-135 aerial tankers that were to have refueled them during the trans...
...Although Sullivan led the team to more wins than any other coach in Harvard history—finishing with a record of 178 wins and 245 losses—he failed to pilot the Crimson to a first Ivy League championship during his 16 years as coach...
Although Sullivan led the team to more wins than any other coach in Harvard history—finishing with a record of 178 wins and 245 losses—he failed to pilot the Crimson to a first Ivy League championship during his 16 years as coach...