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Around the Globe and Yale Index

Anyone who has ever wanted to tackle his or her professor is in luck. The world's first degree course in "rugby union studies" is now being offered by Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College in Great Britain. Students can now ruck, maul, and scrum their way to their diploma.

The course will be taught by professional players from the Saracens Rugby Club. They hope to help "produce players and administrators equipped for the demands of the modern professional game. Offered after "Clapping for Credit," Rugby 101 covers the fundamentals of passing and kicking the crap out of the large potato-shaped ball and each other.

Cuban missile crisis

Cuban lovers are finding out what the red light in red light district really means. Their nation's latest shortage is in decent motel rooms for Sr. and Sra. Juan Smith. According to the Cuban state newspaper, Trabajadores, the number of suitable hostels in Havana has dropped from 67 in 1980 to 29 today.

The remaining `posadas' are apparently lacking in the romantic atmosphere that we have come to expect in seedy motels the world over. Instead, the typical Havana room provides its guests with "dirty sheets, failing ventilation, bad music, and a bathroom `like a lagoon'" during their brief stay there. The workers of Cuba may have lost their chains, but they haven't gained clean sheets.

Finally, a use for Melrose Place

Never underestimate the tranquilizing powers of television. A New Delhi family was saved from a tragedy when a leopard which had crept into their house fell asleep in front of the TV.

Going to great lengths to catch the premiere of The X -Files, the big cat apparently got bored when Fox News came on. The dormant beast was discovered by an intrepid four-year-old resident of the house.

Forest department officials were called in and "tranquilized the leopard a few hours later with a dart pistol and carried it to a zoo" after joining the cat for a Monday Night Football party.

--Compiled by David M. Oppenheim from The Observer, The Namibian, and Reuters News Service.

YALE INDEX
1. Total passing offense per game of Joe Walland, TD '00, in yards	230.88
2. Total passing offense per game of Rich Linden, Harvard '00, in yards	145.20
3. Total rushing offense of Rashad Bartholomew, SY '01, in yards	838
4. Total rushing offense of Chris Menick, Harvard '99, in yards	692
5. Total distance gained from interceptions by Nate Boxrucker, BK '99, in yards	196
6. Total distance of field goals scored by Mike Murawczyk, MC '01	897
7. Distance from the Yale Bowl to Harvard Stadium, in yards	236,192
8. Area of the Yale Bowl, in square yards	697,500
9. Area of Harvard Yard, in square yards	52,500
10. Legnth of two pints at Richter's, in yards	0.5
11. Distance from Harvard Stadium to the Crimson Sports Grille, in yards	3,520
12. Distance Harvard's butt is going to be kicked this weekend, in yards	992,711.58

-Compiled by Sharon Lin and Anne Kinderman

Sources: 1,3,5,6) Yale Athletic Showcase; 2,4) ESPN; 7,11) Maps On Us; 8) Yale Football Media Guide; 9) Mapquest; 10) Richters; 12) Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Prognosticators

PATRICK MCGARVEY/YH The homeless student discussion, held at Dwight Hall, was facilitated by YHHAP Secretary Anika Singh, BR '01 and Treasurer Ray Horung, BR '00.

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