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...more than a dozen Faculty of Arts and Sciences members who spoke at the meeting, all seemed to accept the underlying vision of the report. FAS now appears ready to draft legislation to bring the report’s recommendations to life, and Interim Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles said last week that an initial vote could come at the Faculty’s next meeting...
...priorities. We'll have to make hard choices. And although government will play a crucial role in bringing about the changes we need, more money and programs alone will not get us where we need to go. Each of us, in our own lives, will have to accept responsibility - for instilling an ethic of achievement in our children, for adapting to a more competitive economy, for strengthening our communities, and sharing some measure of sacrifice. So let us begin. Let us begin this hard work together. Let us transform this nation...
While most ethnic Albanian leaders are ready to accept token independence over the status quo, some are already grumbling that Ahtisaari's plan falls far short of their expectations. Albin Kurti, the leader of the pro-independence Self-Determination movement, warned that "Ahtisaari's proposal does nothing for Kosovo's independence, state system and sovereignty" - and called for its rejection. Kurti's movement, which intends to stage a series of anti-plan protests, is backed by hard-line veterans of the disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army, a guerrilla force that waged a ruthless war against Serbs. In the short run, Kurti...
...always been, in one sense, about self-medication and escapism. It can force the reader to empathize with other people and experiences, even if they are fictional characters and plots. But when self-help and literature merge into one, both complexity and empathy are lost. Readers turn inwards, accept what they are told is wrong with them, and accept the automatic solution. But if you have been tainted by the touch of Albom, all is not yet lost. The best way to break the self-help habit is to quit cold-turkey: put down “The Six Pillars...
...title track, “Let There Be Light,” and “Can’t Forget About You.” Best of all, Nas and Jay-Z reconcile on the triumphant “Black Republicans." It might finally be time to accept the post-”Illmatic” Nas. His effortless flow throughout the album and his mere happiness to be on the mic suggest that this is nothing less than another hip-hop classic...