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There is an ironic contrast between the concern officials profess for the flexibility of a given room or House, and the relative inflexibility of their own policies on accommodating students--and it is this very rigidity which may be taking the heaviest toll on the House spirit they hold so dear...
...aircraft came within 100 feet of a Delta jet carrying 146 people shortly after the larger plane left Washington. Nonetheless, most experts contend that U.S. skies remain remarkably safe. On regularly scheduled passenger flights last year, there were three fatal accidents out of 4.9 million departures, with a death toll of twelve. No fatalities have been recorded so far this year...
...cross-country and abroad to record memories of World War II, "the good war." The quotation marks are important. Terkel's army of disparate witnesses generally agrees that the defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan was an unconditional virtue. But the years since 1945 have taken a toll on that good feeling. Korea, Viet Nam and the rat race slowly eclipsed the enthusiasms and certainties of youth. Former enemies became allies; old comrades-in-arms are now adversaries. Robert Lekachman, an economics professor and Army survivor of the Pacific meatgrinder ("I computed my regiment's casualty list...
...Excesses in lifestyle exacts a toll in the middle years, but if an individual survives middle age, then, we think, certain health measures do not apply," he added...
...report cited the Science Center as "a popular late-night location," particularly for students using Cabot Library or the computer terminal rooms, and recommended that the cafe extend its hours at least for a trial period. "Oh, those cookies!" the report also said, referring to The Greenhouse's oversized toll house cookies...