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...most common objection is to the tactics of the Irish, particularly the Irish Republican Army. They blow things up, and sometimes innocent people are wasted. But that's the way with wars; almost never are they pleasant. To argue that the accidental killing of civilians makes an army or a cause unworthy of support is an objection to all modern war. The IRA bombs primarily the economic interests of the British, attempting to make further occupation unprofitable. Certainly they are no more violent than Mugabe's legions, or the guerrillas that fight for the rights of El Salvadorans...
...came the announcement that TIME Washington Correspondent Neil MacNeil will receive the first Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for distinguished reporting of Congress. MacNeil has covered the Capitol for TIME since 1958. Says he: "The job is a reward itself. Which, of course, makes being honored for doing it doubly pleasant...
Bookstein is simply an extremely dedicated musician. "I intend to become a concert pianist," he says, and he will allow nothing to stand in his way. "I've been known to practice until five in the morning," he continues. "I really find it quite pleasant concentrating for such long periods of time--sort of like running the marathon." He adds with a grin, "Of course the chair helps...
Yesterday's golf match was supposed to have been a three-way affair between Harvard, Holy Cross, and Williams. When the Crimson beat both of these teams, it should have won overall. However, URI made a surprise appearance at the Pleasant Valley course, turned the match into a four-way battle, and went away with the honors...
...linksters next face Holy Cross and Williams Thursday on the Pleasant Valley course. The match is their last warmup before the Ivy League tournament this weekend, hosted by Princeton...