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Even on those technicalities, arguments for ROTC fail to persuade. For example, ROTC supporters suggest that if Harvard stopped accepting ROTC scholarship money, it would also have to reject scholarships that are available only to minorities, for the sake of "consistency" in anti-discrimination...
Japanese custom dictates that when alcohol is served, it is permissible to let one's guard down. Early last week Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa did just that over an eel-and-sake dinner in a fancy Tokyo restaurant, confiding to his dining partners that he wanted to quit. His indiscretion was immediately leaked to the press, prompting an official denial that same night. Three days later, however, Hosokawa set his resignation in motion. A popular reformer who came to power last August pledging to sweep out "money politics" was outrun by a scandal of his own making...
...government, lost two of its last 10 Prime Ministers to scandal. In fact, some analysts think Hosokawa, because of his popularity, could have beaten back the attempts to unseat him. But this supremely independent descendant of feudal lords does as he pleases. He reportedly told his eel-and-sake companions that he wanted more freedom to move around. Some Japanese thought him irresponsible for leaving so abruptly. "He's stepping down in the middle of things," said Tamotsu Dendo, 41, a piano tuner. But others praised Hosokawa for not succumbing to the obsessive desire to cling to high office...
...bear market and have got into stocks because 3% from a bank is a joke, and you've got this young broker (who has also never lived through a bear market) advising you -- beware. Get at least some of your money out onto the sidelines, and for heaven's sake, don't invest on margin...
Harvard passed in flying colors, and so the real test comes tomorrow in the form of Maryland. The Terrapins are ranked number two in the country and they defeated the Crimson last year. For Harvard's sake, that had better not happen again. A third loss this year will make it very difficult for the Crimson to make the NCAA Tournament at the end of the season...