Why are so many barns red?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Answer Person is a little rusty on farm history, but, apparently, so were many early, frugal farmers. Sara Begg’s “Why Are Barns Red?” in the March 2000 issue of COUNTRY JOURNAL concurs with many other sources. She wrote that a “primary component of red paint is [...]

Each month I go to the Current Contents web site to check the contents of about 15-20 journals. Because searches cannot be saved, I have to enter the list of journals every time, which is a nuisance and takes valuable time. Could we alter our subscription so that we can save searches?

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One of the comments from Duke Police after the recent attacks in university bathrooms was “keep bathroom doors locked.” Clearly this remark was primarily concerned with dorm bathrooms. But the single-stall bathrooms abutting the far stairwell on the Perkins floors do not have locks, and it would be a good idea if they did.

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There are about four fluorescent light fixtures burned out in the central study area on the fourth floor (where the couches, etc., are).

In addition, more than half of the lights are out on the fourth-floor landing in the main staircase. It is very gloomy there. Several of the light covers are missing–might be vandalism.

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Have you considered subscribing to Current Contents “on-line” service? I realize that you have access to this service through a single terminal in Perkins, but many of my students have complained that the terminal is often busy (or they simply have not managed to find it!). As a graduate student at UC Davis I was [...]