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...hard questions about 1,000 overseas ballots, most of them from members of the armed forces, that were rejected mainly because they had not been postmarked. Democrats had mounted a coordinated challenge against the military ballots because they would probably lean toward Bush. And over that point, the trench war threatened to escalate into a full-scale culture war. The Bush team charged that Gore was disenfranchising the fighting men and women he wants to command as President. General Norman Schwarzkopf called it "a very sad day for our country." With the overseas ballots tallied, Bush's lead grew from...
Just as America pointed its finger at teen sociopaths with guns and trench-coat mafias, Japan's reaction has been to blame a subset of societal misfits: the hikikomori (those who isolate themselves). These youths (typically male) shut themselves up in their bedrooms, cutting off contact with the outside world, often for years, into adulthood. "I didn't want anyone to see me, and I didn't want to see anyone," says a hikikomori, 23, who finally came out of his reclusive world a year ago. Some of those accused in the crime spree--including the bus hijacker...
...past month, divers have been clearing away 3 ft. of sediment from on top of the 40-ft.-long sub and dredging an excavation trench around it. Although tilted on its starboard side, the Hunley appears largely intact except for a 3-ft. hole in its riveted iron hull. Because both hatches were sealed, it probably still holds the skeletons of its captain and eight-man crew. Once recovered, the sub will be barged upriver to a conservation facility, there to be reimmersed in cold water, chemically stabilized, excavated and restored--which could take up to 10 years...
...Students return to the Yard greeted by bulldozers and demolished buildings--Hunt Hall was destroyed during the summer to make way for the new Canaday dormitory for first years, and a 40-foot trench was dynamited at the other end of the yard for the Pusey Library, an addition to Widener. 1 -Rosovsky takes over as dean of FAS 23 - In a letter to Harvard and The New York Times, Dean of the College at Princeton University Neil L. Rudenstine criticizes the work of Harvard professor of government Martin L. Kilson, citing numerous inaccuracies. In an article published on Sept...
...largest class in the history of Harvard, more than half the class was veterans. Army khakis became very popular. Professor Sam Beer always wore a green Army trench coat. A lot of students, including professors, carried their books in green bags slung over the shoulder...