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...Protestant Ulster Unionist Party agreed to drop their demand that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) begin disarming before they formed a government that includes Sinn Fein, the IRA's political wing. The IRA has appointed a representative to meet with a disarmament commission...
However, while off to a strong start, the peace process remains dangerously fragile. David Trimble, the Protestant leader of the new joint government, said he'll resign if the IRA does not begin disposing its weapons by Feb. 1. Many would follow his lead, ensuring the disintegration of the fledgling government. While the IRA has met a key term of the peace agreement by assigning a disarmament representative, it has made no promises to honor the February deadline...
...collect Team Tag-along, which has been waiting on the steps of Apley. We begin to make bets on whether or not the club-bound first-years might already have left for their destination...
...Fact: Seneca members do not want the group to be coed. Previous co-president Kirstin E. Butler '01, along with two other members, dropped out within six months of the group's founding. One of their goals for the club had been to begin a dialogue with the male final clubs about becoming coed, and they felt it would be hypocritical to embark on such a task as a single-sex group...
Harvard will begin heavy training today to get ready for the trip. The team is hoping that its success in dual meets and at the Cavalier Invitational will carry through the California trip and into the new year, when the Crimson will have three more Ivy games before it hosts the conference championships at Blodgett Pool...