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...report also shows a steep decline in the number of athletes admitted to Stillman. Travia said that in most years, including 2006, athletes have accounted for about 40 percent of alcohol-related patients. But from October to February, the most recent month for which data is available, only 13 percent of patients were athletes. Travia said UHS will study the decline...
...dinner or drink. Now, Harvard has its own distinct Hall, which is like a cool Happy Hour for seniors. For $25, a senior can get a sleek stein mug and key chain engraved “Upper Hall ’07”. While this price may seem steep, it’s also a senior’s ticket to abundant alcohol, as on every Friday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. the Pub offers as many drinks as a member of the Upper Hall desires. The free-flowing booze is funded by alumni who worry about seniors?...
...When I returned to Iraq in February 2004, the environment had changed dramatically. We flew into Baghdad at night, because you couldn't come in during the day. The C-17 bringing us there made a full-combat landing-a steep dive, quick on the ground. I was seated far forward, wearing flak jacket and helmet. There was no sightseeing this time. In those intervening ten months, Iraq had become a very different place, but not at all in the way that the U.S. government had intended. How did it get that way? Through a series of decisions that...
...races on the river. The win was highlighted by an 18-second victory for the varisty eight and an astounding 42-second thumping of the Engineers by the novice eight, which remains undefeated through the first four races of this spring season. The heavyweights posted a solid effort against steep competition, dominating the varsity four races on the Charles against No. 4 Yale and No. 19 Michigan State. In the varisty eight race, the Black and White stuck with the tough Bulldog boat until the end, while decimating the Spartans, holding second place by more than 13 seconds. HEAVYWEIGHTS Facing...
...reason," Gonzales asserted. "I firmly believe that these dismissals were appropriate." But he did not offer specifics about any of the firings, and specifics seem likely to dominate Tuesday's Senate hearings. Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, the top Republican on the committee, said yesterday that Gonzales has a "steep hill to climb" to keep his job, noting that, "He's going to be successful, in my opinion, only if he deals with the [specific] facts...