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...their skill at finding and analyzing such bizarre objects as black holes, neutron stars and quasars, astronomers have so far failed to solve one of the most basic mysteries of the cosmos: What does the universe look like? The heavens appear just as two dimensional through powerful modern telescopes as they did to the eyes of the ancient Greeks, and until recently, no one could say for sure whether the myriad galaxies were organized in some meaningful way. Astrophysicists are fiercely competing to discover how the universe evolved into its present structure, but they cannot test their theories until they...
Group members delivered about 900 facsimile draft cards bearing a forged signature of Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) to undergraduate males last week. "You are hereby ordered for induction to the Armed Forces of the United States, for service in El Salvador," the notice read, asking students to appear at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School...
...equal amount of hand wringing over his meager margin. But no one should have expected Wilder's candidacy to usher in the millennium of a color-blind electorate. Coleman has contributed to this yes-but mood by threatening to call for a recount, though his chances of a resurrection appear scant...
...until these problems reach dangerous proportions. For example, we have pushed the fossil fuel problem under the carpet. Forgetting this once-trendy environmental issue, we have begun buying larger, less gas-efficient cars again. Similarly, Americans seem to be all too quick to forget about conserving water until shortages appear. Furthermore, the general public seemed ambivalent about the depletion of the ozone layer until the media sounded a general alarm. As soon as it was popular and politically expedient, thousands chose to "get involved...
Americans could avoid so many severe environmental crises by merely looking ahead occasionally. What can the Harvard community do? We can look beyond the trendy issues of the day and work to preserve the environment as a whole. A problem shouldn't have to reach emergency proportions and appear on the pages of every publication in the land before people begin to address it. Paper recycling is a great idea, but what about a campus-wide campaign to cut down on the needless waste of electricity and water? A sticker on the inside of dorm room doors saying...