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...nice it is to enter Lamont and no longer feel compelled to do the time warp. How refreshing to be able to lay out a book without getting distracted by who loved Katie Jones in 1965. Finally, upperclass students have a pleasant environment to retreat to between classes in the Yard and first-years a comfortable place to study at night...
Last weekend, my roommate went on a retreat with the Harvard Glee Club. In fact, he is the president of the Glee Club. (We-me, his parents and his lovely sister Dianne-are all very proud.) On their retreat, the Glee Club played games, and apparently, one of these games was a variation of hockey. At least, this is what I assume since my roommate brought home a box of plastic hockey sticks...
John Fox recalls one of his favorite Harvard-family memories from his time as dean of the college. His family would often pick him up from the office on Fridays en route to a weekend retreat...
...intricacies of pre-nomination maneuverings won?t stop anytime soon: Even as Quayle beat a hasty retreat, John McCain formally entered the fray in a long-expected move that, with Quayle's departure, will nevertheless shake up the numbers for a few days. It's likely that most of Quayle's "family values" voters will seek solace in the Bauer or Forbes camps, while McCain's strong pro-military stance could help him land a few of the flag-waving votes...
Call it a tactical retreat. Indonesia?s government on Friday rescinded a controversial new law granting the army sweeping powers, only one day after approving the legislation that had been sponsored by the military. Three people were killed and scores injured in two days of protest against the bill that began Thursday, and a military spokesman said Friday the law had been withdrawn because "half the people do not understand its contents." The climb-down is a second humiliation for the Indonesian military only five days after it was forced to accept foreign peacekeepers' taking control of its old stamping...