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...Southern Baptists, one of America's largest Christian denominations, trying to scare away their moderate members? Nobody knows for sure. But watching the proceedings at the national convention in Orlando this week, it's hard to ignore an overarching - and exclusionary - conservative theme. Just in case anyone had any doubts about the church's take on a woman's place in religious life, for example, the Southern Baptists' national assembly has scheduled a sure-to-pass vote at its meeting this week that will concretize the denomination's opposition to female pastors. It's not a move that's bound...
...only game in which Harvard ran into any trouble was the first Penn game. The last-place Quakers went up, 5-3, on Harvard in the fourth to give the Crimson a scare, but the Harvard bats erased the deficit, and back-to-back home runs from McKendry and sophomore outfielder Sarah Koppel in the sixth iced the 10-5 Harvard victory...
...quarter, Harvard scored two touchdowns, including a two-point conversion, to take an 18-14 lead at the half. Holy Cross cut the lead 18-17 early in the third, but then Wilford's 12-yard touchdown gave Harvard a more comfortable lead. The Crusaders gave the Crimson a scare when they drove to the Harvard 16-yard-line in the final minutes. But the Harvard defense held Holy Cross on fourth-and-10 to preserve the victory...
Perhaps the fire department's threats will scare the magazine's staffers into acting like responsible neighbors and members of the community in the future. We hope so; the rest of campus would be thankful if it does...
Charge card-industry officials decline to say how much they are losing to skimmers--in part because they don't want to scare customers out of using their plastic. But an analysis of industry-published figures suggests that skimmers reaped about $125 million last year, and Secret Service agents suspect that the number is actually higher, with much of that plunder going to international crime rings. "It's not unusual," says Regan, "to see a card compromised in New York City or Washington and the numbers used overseas, in Taiwan, Japan or Europe, within 24 to 48 hours...