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...club would serve no alcohol, much to the chagrin of the regulars who had grown accustomed to weekly Thursday and Sunday night shindigs. Club leadership has attempted to hold the group together and pinpoint some other reasons for existence. At the time of the change, Decherd said the shift would be a positive one. "Really, the club is not about alcohol," said Decherd. "This gives us a wonderful opportunity to reevaluate the organization. What traditions do we want to renew?" Lunches and the occasional party haven't been cutting it for many members, who had turned to the club...
...Scott P. Asher '02, who, as a Krok, doesn't have to pay the fee, agrees that the shift has had adverse effects. "The no alcohol policy hurt the Pudding a lot," he says, though he adds that parties are "getting fun again" second semester. Other members said officers have tried to sneak in a few wet parties without the trustees knowing, which have been extremely well-received by the club. Kroks Manager George W. Hicks '99-'00 contends that the club had no choice in the alcohol matter given the atmosphere in the College. "They're making the best...
...cops anticipated something large. The SWAT team is here as well as riot police. They're very, very prepared," said James L. Augusta, the shift supervisor for security at the convention center...
Gebo and his colleagues speculate that the anthropoid-like structures of the foot bones helped Eosimians shift from the leaping and clinging typical of tree-dwelling lower primates to walking on all fours, a characteristic that evolved later...
...will probably mean few broad-reaching economic ramifications. "Emphasis on 'probably,'" says Kaufmann. "We've seen these prices before, although not for so sustained a period. But in and of themselves, they won't create any adverse reactions." That sanguine attitude is due, in large part, to the general shift in the economy from oil-dependent heavy industry to high-tech business...