Word: steams
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first, the two had celebrated their return to the yacht with a bottle of Russian vodka and a case of Anchor Steam beer, but by the third night they knew they had to escape. "Outside, it was a scene from Apocalypse Now," recalled McSeveney. During a lull in the firing, they started the engine and slowly found their way to open sea through the darkness, past a capsized freighter and a patrol boat loaded with armed men. When they finally sighted Djibouti 30 hours later, they both cried, "Thank you, Lord!" at the top of their voices...
Whether or not the final clubs will miss Harvard's Centrex phone service or its steam heating is of little consequence. They won't. But Harvard won't miss its affiliation with the clubs either. After years of pressure, the University moved in the right direction by breaking its ties with the elitist and sexist clubs...
...should be allowed to sleep on the grates behind Leverett House, and the University's decision to bar them is repugnant. However, the general outcry that has ensued is both self-righteous and insipid. The homeless crisis requires tough answers and sacrifice. The real question is not one of steam vents, but of our responsibility. Are we responsible for the homeless? If we are truly committed to the homeless then we must raise taxes to build low income housing. We must supply halfway houses and counseling services. We must supply job training and job opportunities. We must offer our time...
...year ago, the College broke all ties with the nine exclusive all-male final clubs, thus discontinuing the clubs' access to University steam heat, centrex telephone service, and alumni mailing lists. Harvard should then also have made its portion of the Fly Club Garden totally open to the undergraduate public...
Last year Harvard formally severed a few conspicuous ties to the clubs, including subsidized University steam heat and Centrex phone service. But by keeping silent on the deeper issues of the clubs' existence, Harvard's leadership and student body continue to offer substantive credibility to the clubs' claim to legitimacy. The University did something last year to end its overt support for the clubs; it's now time for students, especially the handful of men faced with today's decision, to attack from the other direction. The Owl Club backyard: Barriers to entry