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Constructive criticism of the American educational system must replace attacks upon it, a Pulitzer Prize-winning professor yesterday told an audience of about 80 at the Graduate School of Education...
Last Friday, in a demonstration partially inspired by an alleged assault upon a gay Mather resident, Defeat Homophobia, a campus gay, lesbian and bisexual rights organization, staged a "kiss-in" in the Mather dining hall to "protest violence with love...
There was no hope of "cutting" the line, as a group of students had taken it upon themselves to form a ticket line police force. "We've got six guys at about 250 pounds each, policing the line verbally and, if necessary, physically," said William C. Jackson '91, self-appointed police commissioner. I took my place at the back of the line...
Guests can choose a hunting safari for wild boar, goats or pheasant on the slopes of Mauna Kea ($550 for the first person, $200 each for the next three). The game will be dressed and served for dinner that night, or shipped home upon request. Or deep-sea fishing on a luxury yacht ($1,380 for up to six people), Formula Ford race-car driving (not available until April), a day in the saddle with the paniolos (Hawaiian cowboys) of the vast Kahua Ranch ($1,460 for four) or dinner at the Hulihee Palace, former home of the Hawaiian royalty...
...guests as a bargain -- enough, at least, to ensure that there is usually a waiting list for a spot on the dock. Reservations at the restaurants are also hard to come by when the hotel is full, but the relentlessly eager staff has invented a solution: Vacations by Design. Upon arrival, guests check off all the activities and restaurants they want to try, and the Aloha Services staff will make all the reservations and print up a schedule. "And you know what?" says manager Cowell. "This will be happening in most resort hotels in the future. It's going...