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...story resurfaced last month—and this time, Administration officials are privately not denying its validity. The Administration is concerned with the significant Nicaraguan arms buildup. But the Sandinistas, whose repeated friendly overtures to the U.S. have been ignored, claim they need a bigger army to repel a U.S. or U.S.-sponsored invasion. When Administration officials admit that such plans are in the works, it isn’t difficult to empathize with the Nicaraguans. President Reagan wants to squeeze communism out of Latin America, a goal that even some liberals wouldn’t dispute. But by pouring...
...spots in next year’s freshman class. This turn of events effectively vindicates the Harvard Admissions Office, which took heat last year with its announcement that it would eliminate the Early Action admissions program. Critics of the change opposed it because they believed eliminating Early Action would repel the most competitive applicants, who crave admissions decisions earlier in the school year, to our peer institutions. But given the overwhelmingly positive results of this admissions batch, those fears should be assuaged. Most importantly, according to the Admissions Office, this class of acceptances is likely to be more socioeconomically...
...that while his government was ready to repel any attack, he was "very optimistic" that a peaceful solution could be found. The White House was also cautiously optimistic. Said one Reagan aide: "I think there are reasonable prospects for a settlement...
...effort to steer you away from the road of rash generalizations, I'd like to object to your preview of Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd, in which you wondered how the film's "buckets of gore" and singing and dancing might attract or repel "fogies" and kids [Dec. 3]. I'm a 17-year-old theatergoer, and I don't think kids are looking to Sweeney Todd for Saw IV thrills. Besides, the Rrating precludes the Disney audience. And have you checked out Broadway lately? I believe the "fogey" audience has become accustomed to situations that are more violent...
...period with a one-goal lead at home. That should be a recipe for a win to have the lead at home.”After Donato pulled Richter, the team applied tremendous pressure to Raiders goaltender Mark Dekanich in the last 35 seconds, only to see the backstop repel two last-second, point-blank attempts by Taylor and sophomore Doug Rogers as the Crimson crashed the net.The ending evoked all the more frustration given that the game remained close from the opening faceoff.In the first period, the Crimson outshot the Raiders, 11-9, but Colgate’s hard...