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When asked about their shared duty in the No. 1 Harvard heavyweight varsity, Crimson seniors Aaron Holzapfel and Malcolm Howard adopt what seems to be practiced sarcasm...
Cabot’s interests and financial expertise have led him to adopt a philanthropic role centering on education and health care. Over the course of his career, he’s been a member of several philanthropic boards, occupying several positions for more than 20 years. He also served, for nearly a quarter-century, as the treasurer and a trustee of Wellesley College...
...There is no opposition," Assad told Roed-Larsen, according to a Hariri aide. "There is only Rafiq Hariri." The next day, Roed-Larsen dined with Hariri in Beirut. Hariri informed Fleihan that Roed-Larsen had warned Hariri that his life might be in danger. Roed-Larsen encouraged Hariri to adopt a less confrontational approach. "You have to be very, very careful," he said...
...unions. At Mustansiriya University, there are two "committees" representing Shi'ites-radical cleric al-Sadr is particularly popular-and a third is backed by Sunni students. All three routinely celebrate religious events on campus, plaster walls with posters depicting their respective religious leaders and conduct campaigns urging students to adopt "Islamic" clothing and behavior. "It's a grave problem," says Sami Mudaffar, Iraq's Minister for Higher Education. "And it's going to need unusual solutions." He's proposing, for instance, to allow a limited number of religious ceremonies on campus-provided that they include all sects. But many teachers...
...about the Iraq war is exactly the kind of journalism that politicians hate: relentless pressure for direct answers. Over the years several interviewees have actually walked out of on-air sessions because of Paxman's rigorous approach?the kind of tough-style journalism that the U.S. media need to adopt. They are far too deferential to U.S. politicians and let them get away with scripted and misleading answers. What a joy it would be to see Paxman grill President George W. Bush and others in his Administration. Nigel Pond Wilmington, Delaware...