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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...story in Wednesday's Crimson about the new director of the IOP, Philip R. Sharp, contained an error. Sharp was not defeated in the 1994 congressional elections, as the story reported. Rather, he did not seek reelection...
Harvard has legitimate financial concerns, and it should be able to take certain steps to address them. If HUCTW workers cannot accept the reduced level of benefits offered by Harvard, perhaps they should seek employment elsewhere. Harvard is not obligated to offer a full complement of rich benefits to all of its employees. Furthermore, it is quite reasonable to draw a distinction between Harvard professors and clerical workers and then treat the two groups differently...
...master of manipulating public interest. His ingenuity in false advertising and scheming ploys hoarded people into his museums. For example, Barnum took great care to select the worst musicians to play "Free Music for the Millions," from the balcony of his American Museum. The horrendous music drove people to seek refuge in the museum for a mere 25 cents each. In his autobiography Barnum says, "I meant to make people talk about my Museum; to exclaim over its wonders; to have men and women all over the country say; 'There is not another place in the United States where...
Likewise, students choose houses in part for a social scene in which they feel comfortable. While randomization would make the houses appear diverse to number crunchers, it will fracture house social life, as students seek other venues in finals clubs, fraternities and Cambridge bars...
...immediately after the election: "It is mystifying that anyone would believe he would break the law to try to keep secret information that he filed publicly just a few days later." Whitewater prosecutors have officially notified Lindsey, one of President Clinton's closest friends and aides, that they may seek to indict him for allegedly trying to conceal cash transactions during Clinton's 1990 gubernatorial campaign. Administration officials disclosed late Thursday that Lindsey has known for months of thepossible indictment. And so has President Clinton, who aides say even privately continues to give his fellow Arkansan full support. "The president...