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...swept most of the German resistance away. The fighting was harder at Sword Beach, where German defenders stiffened against the specter of the Allies' capturing the nearby city of Caen. The hardest fighting of all raged throughout the day on the fifth beach, Omaha. It was a relatively narrow strand of shoreline overshadowed by 100-ft. cliffs. Troops trying to land there found themselves in a horrifying position, vulnerable to machine-gun and mortar fire from above. The only route out lay through four ravines carved by the wind and water through the cliffs. American soldiers were bewildered, their officers...
...demise of the expanded service should not, however, strand students far from their rooms in the wee hours. McLoughlin rightly notes that HUPD cruisers are available to transport students at any hour, but many students—for reasons which range from intoxication to timidity—are reluctant to ride in the back seat of a cruiser when they simply want to get from one side of campus to the other. Moreover, HUPD is not a transportation service, and they are far from an effective substitute for one. Many students who have attempted to utilize HUPD for a ride...
...variant strand of the MyDoom virus targeted Microsoft yesterday, but the company said in a press release that its website withstood the attack...
...have also looked into the specific incident mentioned in the Crimson’s story (News, “Shuttles Strand Students Despite 24-Hour Pledge,” Jan. 14) regarding the student waiting for a shuttle at 4:30 a.m. We found that the driver involved at that time inappropriately chose to leave his regular route in order to change the vehicle he was driving. Although well intentioned at the time, it was an incorrect decision that has been addressed and corrected internally...
...When we strand students in New Haven, they hate the UC,” council President Rohit Chopra ’04 said...