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...elected President to another would also be a first for Nigeria. If all goes well, an important test will have been passed, an important example set. But already there is widespread fraud and violence, and if the result is contested by substantial numbers of voters, the turmoil will affect the whole continent. Nigeria is not just its most populated country, it is the big brother of West Africa...
...women’s sides. Sophomore Becky Christensen won the high jump with a leap of 1.73 meters, the second time in three outdoor meets she has won the event. “One of my goals for this year was to not let the weather affect my performance as much as it did last year,” Christensen, a Texas native, said. “Yesterday, I managed to do really well in dealing with the cold.” Junior Clara Blattler was the other female winner, taking the pole vault after clearing...
...filing for federal financial aid, but does not propose changes to the formula, according to spokeswoman Kathleen Connery. Both Scott-Clayton and Harvard’s director of financial aid, Sally C. Donahue, said they do not believe that the changes suggested by the Kennedy School proposal will substantially affect most Harvard students’ aid plans. Federal financial aid accounts for around $4,000 to 5,000 a year, according to Donahue, a long way from Harvard’s billed costs of over $45,600. The majority of financial aid that Harvard students receive comes from institutional grants...
...bogus bones look unlikely to affect the lucrative tourist industry based around one of France's most famous daughters. The Joan of Arc Museum in Chinon, where the alleged relics were previously exhibited, is set to move to new, larger premises in 2009. The new museum will house an expanded exhibition featuring previously-unseen written documents that chart the saint's tumultuous life. Despite having exhibited the remains for decades, the museum denied it was red-faced after receiving the results of the forensic tests. "Some people did think they were genuine," said former museum director Anne-Marie Salichon...
...League Championship in two weeks time. “The best thing I can pick out of this [learning experience] is just that the second day is long and different,” Shore said. “What you do the first day really does not affect what you do the second day.” Harvard will tee off again next weekend at the New England Division I Championships in Providence, R.I. —Staff writer Robert T. Hamlin can be reached at rhamlin@fas.harvard.edu...