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...will make the Final Four? After realizing it is wise to pick a champion from a Final Four team, here are my hockey predictions...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Underdogs | 3/22/1988 | See Source »

...railway and poor road maintenance. Panama has imposed a dubious "lights and buoy" fee on ships approaching the canal, although the treaty prohibits such charges. At the rate of 1.25 cents a ton, the levy could raise as much as $2.5 million a year. But the penny-wise move could have pound-foolish results. In retaliation, Washington has threatened to revoke a fee exemption enjoyed by Panamanian ships at U.S. ports. The amount: 50 cents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What About the Canal? | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

Hopefully, you were wise enough to assume that most of those vacations, described as "fun-filled excursions at a luxurious four-star resort" were actually five cold, damp nights in a cheap plastic tent on mosquito-infested swampland. And hopefully the Board of Overseers will treat the administration's advice with the same skepticism...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: Selling the Overseers Short | 3/17/1988 | See Source »

Because much of Harvard life centers around the house community, transfers are left out in the cold. Though Dudley House manages to form a cohesive community, the house is limited in numbers and in resources, financial and facility-wise. If the idea of admitting transfers is for greater diversity, how can the College benefit by segregating them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Transferring Troubles | 3/10/1988 | See Source »

...most importantly, "don't get too emotional about America's shortcomings because no one wants to here it, anyway." The couched language and disingenuous strategizing of Simon's prime foes, Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and Missouri Rep. Richard Gephardt, may be politically smart, but they certainly aren't wise for the country. And Paul Simon...

Author: By Sophia A. Van wingerden, | Title: Paul Simon | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

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