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...risk of inflating the significance of increasing members in Greek organizations (News, "Rush Hour," Feb. 23), the recent explosion of interest in such groups should trigger an examination of the House-centered College system. Although the two spheres of social bodies may not necessarily intersect (especially as rush targets first-years) and can meet different needs, the core missions of many Greek groups include strengthening camaraderie and organizational allegiance, offering outlets for community service and providing support and advice for its members--many of which fall under the purview of the House system. If the Houses are not adequately addressing...
...latest panic over bovine spongiform encephalopathy and its brain-wasting human variant, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, erupted late last year. The first trigger was the recall of possibly tainted beef-believed to be the main vector of human infection-by three French supermarket chains. Then came reports that Germany, Spain and Italy, previously untouched by the epidemic, had discovered their first bse cases. "I lost between 50% and 60% of my customers overnight," says Paris butcher Alain Lamarchand...
...they are leery of a tax cut as high as $1.6 trillion. Jeffords likely will be brought back into the GOP fold, say Republican and Democratic Senate sources, but Chafee is a problem for Bush. So is Sen. Olympia Snowe, who has been talking up the idea of a "trigger" to kick in a higher tax cut only if surplus projections...
...heart-lung machine takes over the job of oxygenating the blood and pumping it through the body. Studies have shown that microscopic bubbles of air or tiny bits of fat and plaque are often loosed into the bloodstream in the process. Even if they are too small to trigger a full-scale stroke, they may cause minor damage in the cerebral tissue...
...prodded her to appear on a company-sponsored radio program. Not long after, she was cast in her first of 28 films with Rogers, beginning a long reign as the radiant "Queen of the West." Despite her immense popularity, she was often outbilled by her husband's horse, Trigger, which co-starred in 90-plus Rogers films...