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...among others) no longer have residential spaces where they feel particularly at home. But on the plus side, lingering bastions of old Harvard elitism were wiped out, and self-segregation has been minimized. Randomization aside, however, house life is better because of the crop of new masters who have taken the reins. In Leverett House, Howard and Ann Georgi have won universal praise by learning students' names, participating in intramural events, opening the dining hall at night and generally caring that people are happy. Lowell Masters Diana L. Eck and Dorothy Austin have won similar praise. The new generation...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: A Report Card for the College: Good News, for a Change | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

...think this will rise to the surface quickly as a priority," said Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations John Veneziano. "But we've taken no steps...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hockey Coach Search Has Not Started, But The Rumors Fly | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

Your editorial on NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade (Editorial, May 10) flippantly insists "that this whole episode must be taken into stride" while conceding that "such events would be more palatable if we had more confidence in NATO's operation overall." I beg to differ--the failure on the part of the CIA to distinguish between the address of a suspected Yugoslavian arms agency and the Chinese embassy down the street would be more palatable if we had more confidence in the CIA's intelligence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intelligence Follies | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

Your editorial on NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade (Editorial, May 10) flippantly insists "that this whole episode must be taken into stride" while conceding that "such events would be more palatable if we had more confidence in NATO's operation overall." I beg to differ--the failure on the part of the CIA to distinguish between the address of a suspected Yugoslavian arms agency and the Chinese embassy down the street would be more palatable if we had more confidence in the CIA's intelligence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

...where this credential can help." This year 245 students at VFIC's member colleges have gone through the program. The long-term hope is that Tek.Xam will win the same kind of acceptance as the LSAT or CPA for law or accounting students. "To know a student has taken the initiative and passed could mean that less training is needed," explains John Rudin, chief information officer at Reynolds Metals, one of the corporations that helped create the test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wanted: Well-Read Techies | 5/17/1999 | See Source »

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