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...worries me, frankly, because Harvard made a decision in the 1920s to get rid of fraternities," Epps said. "To me, they still represent anti-intellectual, highly social, high-risk activities for students...
Assuming the disappearance of cash, this ultra-paternalistic plan could rid urban areas of some considerable ills. Those who object to the plan's paternalism probably wouldn't have much lunch with a "Brother, can you spare a gambling coupon" program, but then again-as the adage puts it-beggars can't be choosers...
...trade with Hanoi and Beijing?'' asks a European diplomat. A senior Clinton official can only reply, ``History matters.'' The Administration, he says, ``probably wouldn't seek to create an embargo if it didn't already exist. But there's been one for a long time, and to get rid of it now would send a message that Castro should be legitimized...
...insect in their bedroom, and demanded to sleep in the car. Experts say the insects are harmless--good news, since there is little likelihood of eradicating them. ``They get immune to the poisons,'' says exterminator Thys van Rensburg. ``But it is easy to see why people want to get rid of them. They're big, ugly and, heh-heh, very scary...
...course, if University administrators have their way, sororities won't exist for much longer, period. "It is ironic that some of our students are interested in these groups when most colleges are trying to get rid of them," Epps told the Globe...