Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Nowadays, most of the undergraduates, if they've even ever heard of the Porcellian Club, would prefer to call it by its original name. However, Harvard's clubs survive. In spite of what the admissions committee might call the "democratization" of the Harvard student body, there are enough "legacies" (sons of old members), unfreaked out preppies, rich foreigners, social climbers, and sophomores who like to shoot pool and get drunk to keep the club houses populated. And because of the "democratization" of Harvard (and Creeping Socialism, hippie weirdos and pushy Radcliffe girls) there are a considerable number of wealthy alumni...
Leaving a bicycle unwatched anywhere near the Square is begging trouble. Local bike thieves, who prefer fancy 10-speed models, use bolt cutters to slice any chain light enough to carry. Provided you loop the chain around both wheels and the frame, a heavy chain is a good precaution...
...would prefer to have a fixed date of the American withdrawal. If the Vietnamese are lazy and indifferent it is because for years now-even though they are angry and afraid of the Communists-they have relied on American money and American sacrifices to protect them. A withdrawal date would provide a new motivation for our nationalists to unite and take action on their own. I said last year that I would like to see American withdrawal by the end of 1971. I still think that is the best time, but a few months' further delay would be acceptable...
...liberalism, but because it was unresponsive to his ambition." Lofton predicted that the Lindsay switch would doom the candidacy of Senator George McGovern: "Hoping McGovern will hold on to the left-liberal youth vote in a primary contest with Lindsay is like hoping the fraternity brothers will prefer Snow White to Raquel Welch...
...purveyors of plastic credit prefer to absorb the cost of stolen cards -which last year amounted to well over $50 million-rather than claim the $50 per victim to which the law would entitle them? Credit card executives are vague on that question. But staffers at the FTC's Division of Consumer Credit and Special Programs say that most companies have a lot to gain by keeping their customers uninformed. If a cardholder knows that his liability is limited to $50, for example, he may not be so prompt in letting the company know when he finds that...