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...Rodney Pratt, head coach of the B.U. men's heavyweight crew, comments on his program saying, "Being a coach, you realize you're not in control of everything--it's all an illusion. I would like to beat everybody but I don't think we have a chance to beat the national teams with such a young boat." Pratt is racing a championship eight and four and some club boats, and is unsure about the preparation of his boat. Captain Rob Rogers is excited to have "big guys this year" because last year they had four lightweights in the boat...
...Rodney M. Glasgow '01 doesn't lie when he applies for credit cards. He always lists his annual income as about $2,000--a normal figure for most college students...
Indeed between all the cards currently in his wallet, Rodney says he has more than $8,000 in available credit--enough to buy a used car or a brand new wardrobe on a whim...
They are somewhat nonplussed by what greets them. Someone is watching the Rodney King drama unfold on cable TV, while someone else listens to an Eddie Murphy hit and another works out on a NordicTrack. One of the defenders makes a placatory gesture, offering the intruders a Cuisinart. Down the hall, a captive is being tortured by electric shock, his tormentor chatting amiably with him in American slang between jolts...
From the Waco massacre to the brutal beating of Rodney King to the racist "war on crime," the U.S. government is viciously increasing repression of those who get in its way, carrying out a massive police mobilization that has its guns trained overwhelmingly on this country's urban Black population...