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Final clubs remain quiet about almost everything that goes on behind their locked wooden doors and high brick walls. Members refuse to go on the record or state their club names, fearing that exposure of underage drinking could prompt a club shut-down...

Author: By Rachel E. Dry and Nicole B. Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Survey Confirms Alcohol Stereotypes | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

DeGreeff says the proctor's trust must have been seriously violated in order to prompt such a reaction...

Author: By David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alcohol Policy Unevenly Enforced | 2/7/2001 | See Source »

...develop a coherent message on the issue. Washington's allies in NATO are opposed to the U.S. building even a limited missile shield aimed at the hypothetical missile capabilities of "rogue" states, out of concern that such a move would violate the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty and prompt Russia and China to update and expand their own missile capability to compensate for their perceived strategic disadvantage if a missile shield is built...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sense and Missile Defense | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

Surveys of the Classes of 1997 and 1999 specifically targeted at advising issues show that a substantial number of students reported that they did not discuss their academic interests or appropriate courses to take in advising meetings. Many said they were unable to find prompt answers to their academic questions...

Author: By David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lewis Releases Five-Year Report on College | 2/1/2001 | See Source »

...Delta, whose 18% share of the market would suddenly make it seem like a second-tier competitor to United and American. "Delta would be severely wounded if it just sat back and did nothing," says Brian Harris, who follows airlines for the Salomon Smith Barney investment firm. That could prompt Delta to make a play for No. 4 Northwest or No. 5 Continental. Either deal would give the top three carriers control of nearly 85 out of every 100 U.S. airline seats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slicing Up The Sky | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

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