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Increased foot patrols and the bike squad will improve police visibility, making it more difficult for thugs to prey on students. Officers on foot and on bikes will be able to patrol areas that cars cannot reach--helping the police to tighten the campus security net. A greater police presence will also lead most undergraduates to feel safer, especially after dar. Currently, walking home at night is a particular concern for many students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HUPD Improves Campus Security | 5/6/1996 | See Source »

Nobody in Clinton's camp thinks his numbers are going to stay this high for long. The race will tighten, and some strategists, including Ickes, criticized the early media buys, arguing that boosting the numbers in winter would mean little come fall. Morris, however, believes softening up the electorate early makes it easier to win the votes back in November. "You go for people when you can get them, when they're listening," agrees Stephanopoulos. "And then you just try to hold onto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CLINTON'S STEALTH CAMPAIGN | 4/22/1996 | See Source »

According to Thomas E. Vautin, associate vice president for Facilities and Environmental Services, the fines have put Harvard on notice that it, too, will have to tighten controls over chemicals and other toxins from research laboratories or face similar penalties...

Author: By Benjamin R. Kaplan, | Title: Taking Out the Trash | 4/5/1996 | See Source »

...Carolina military base. The study concluded that although membership in hate groups is small, rules regarding active or passive participation in such groups must be clarified. However, because such rules come from the Department of Defense -- and not the Army -- the panel recommends that the Army push Defense to tighten the ban on active participation in hate groups by the troops. More troubling for an institution long praised for its racial integration are findings that racism is on the rise: "Gang-related activities appear to be more pervasive than extremist activities on and near Army installations and are becoming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army Report Shows Gang Activity on the Rise | 3/21/1996 | See Source »

...that we have a clear candidate that will tighten up even more," Dole told the AP. "We're going to be hard at work convincing the American people we have the right agenda for the next generation and the next century...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dole Nears 996-Vote Nomination Mark | 3/20/1996 | See Source »

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