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Controversial Slavic author Dubravka Ugresicc shared how her experiences traveling throughout the globe has affected her writing and warned against the strict categorization of writers by their nationality in an address at the Barker Center on Friday afternoon. Despite the dreary weather, the event attracted a diverse audience of about 30, including Harvard professors of Czech and Polish Languages and Literatures, undergraduate and graduate students, and fans of Ugresic’s works from outside of the Harvard community. Ugresic, who taught briefly at Harvard in 1992, was invited as the first guest in a series of seminars hosted...
...that continued growth in international demand, especially from India and China, will negate any benefits of offshore drilling. While H.R. 6899 contains several notable measures designed to move the United States towards a cleaner and more renewable energy profile, it is important to remember that the simplest way to address the energy issue to tackle the basic problem: Seventy percent of American oil consumption goes into the transportation sector. Given that the United States currently has the lowest automobile fuel-efficiency standards in the developed world, we need a combination of more stringent regulations, such as closing...
...Paulson proposal, if passed, will be to inject liquidity into the stagnant credit markets, which must be greased in order to prevent further deterioration of the financial sector. The $700 billion bailout is an appropriate short-term tactic and should stabilize the U.S. economy, buying time to address root problems. The credit market freeze stems from banks that are unwilling or unable to lend out capital for any significant length of time. Surviving banks are, quite appropriately, concerned that their damaged assets, composed largely of mortgage-backed securities, may rapidly decline in price, leaving banks with a need for immediate...
...Agriprocessors faces mounting legal and commercial challenges while struggling to regain its standing as the nation's largest kosher meat supplier, residents of this town of 2,273 are nervous. The company sought to address concerns in the community and beyond last week by hiring a new CEO, New York attorney Bernard S. Feldman. "I have every intention of making Agriprocessors a model of kosher production," Feldman said in a statement, pledging that the company will work closely with governmental agencies concerned with product safety, labor rights and the humane treatment of animals. Feldman's appointment came a day after...
...surprisingly, Taylor is one person on campus who worries that some students may be more receptive than they let on to the Klan's message. And indeed, the Emperor of the KKK claims that after the Daily Mississippian published a story containing his e-mail address, the Klan received "a number of inquiries" for new membership - including some from the university's students...