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...painful process of eliminating those desired "alternative living arrangements". But is it necessary? To be sure, the character of the House here has changed, though it is neither noisier nor quieter, more passive nor more active, and the greater variety of personality types have already set us on a par with the rest of the College. However, this continued attempt to make us totally indistinguishable (and hence indiscernable) from Adams House, for instance, is making large, happy, quiet communities within the House become smaller, paranoid, and angry. They have felt the university uprooting them entirely, as though they were crabgrass...
...foreign policy, his principal achievement having been to convince his colleagues that detente with the West is desirable and necessary. The thriving state of Communist parties in Italy, France and elsewhere is taken by Moscow as proof of capitalism's weakness-although Brezhnev is less pleased that these par ties are successfully resisting the notion that all ideological truth emanates from Moscow. Brezhnev's main failure has been in the Middle East, where two of the Kremlin's most trusted clients, the Syrians and the Palestinians, spent much of this year shooting at each other. Another...
...number of old triples to make room for four roommates. Last year, Pennypacker residents complained vehemently about the facilities to the Freshman Dean's Office, Building and Grounds and anyone else who would listen. Some repairs were made, but only major surgery could bring the building up to par with some of the wood-panelled, ivy-covered Yard dorms...
...courses is considered just as good as anything offered in the College. The school has attracted a plethora of Harvard's brighter lights over the years, and most instructors teach straight from their notes for courses they give in other departments. Grading standards are also considered on a par with those in the college. "An A is an A," says Bruce...
...first quarter was so great that it could not be sustained. Sure enough, it fell to 4.5% in the second quarter. Main reason: businessmen early in the year had been on a buying spree to replenish their recession-depleted inventories, and once they got those stockpiles up to par, they cooled their purchasing...