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Recent events have shown that universities are not insulated from America's rampant crime. Implementing these proposals are the least the University could do to keep students safe on campus...
...year-old Democrat lived and breathed New York, taking the pulse of the city through his own. "How'm I doin'?" was his constant question as he flitted from fire to shooting to gala to press conference. For much of his 12-year tenure, the answer was "O.K." But rampant corruption within his administration and the widening economic and racial fissures in the city ultimately soured New Yorkers on their tireless but tiresome mayor...
...most serious problems are in the West, where poor water- management practices, rampant growth and extreme drought have hurt both people and vital ecosystems. In cities and towns, water scarcity means quick showers, brown lawns and dirty cars. But the real economic burden falls on farmers, who use between 80% and 90% of the water available in the Far West. While cities can easily absorb drought-related water-price increases, many farmers are being driven out of business by their water bills...
...warships steamed toward Liberia, a country founded by freed American slaves that traditionally has close ties to Washington. President Doe, a former army master sergeant who rose to power through a bloody coup in 1980, had become the object of growing popular resentment because of his regime's rampant corruption and arrogance. The conflict also centered on tribal antagonisms. What support Doe still claimed came from his Krahn tribe, while the rebels received support from the Gio and Mano peoples...
...last week as nervous consumers cleared store shelves of essential products like rice and oil in anticipation of shortages and steep price increases. The hoarding made an inauspicious start for President Alberto Fujimori, who began his five-year term last week without delivering an expected recovery plan to reduce rampant underemployment and curb the country's 3,000% 1989 inflation rate...