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...mail to The Crimson last night.Another member of the council, Professor of the History of Science Everett I. Mendelsohn, said yesterday that the Faculty had entered “a period of tension—in some ways a period of crisis.” The aim of the Ulrich-led subcommittee is “to make very explicit and public that the council was involved” in the dean search, Mendelsohn said.Mendelsohn noted that the council will advise Summers on “qualifications we think should be there” in the next dean.The council instructed...
...Language. There are those among us who believe that the primary purpose of language to be communication. Clearly they are unfamiliar with academic writing and speaking; even a casual glance at these would reveal that the real aim of language is to confuse and, in so doing, to make others realize that you are smarter than they...
Jaap De Hoop Scheffer says he has no illusions about the complexity of the task facing Nato in Afghanistan. But the aim of its mission, he adds, is quite simple: finish what was started. "If we think we can leave Afghanistan on its own now after all that we have invested, we are making a fatal mistake," Nato's Secretary-General told Time last week. "Afghanistan was an exporter of terrorism, and if we do not want it to become one again, we had better take what we do there very seriously." Who could argue with the Dutchman, installed...
...board member says: "I can't envision myself, or for that matter any other board member, reporting to a high school dropout - however charming and sympathetic - on crucial business decisions." Sentiments like this haven't stopped Athina from launching a charm offensive in tandem with her legal moves. One aim seems to be to soothe any Greek feelings she may have injured in her youthful rejection of her origins. Last year she and Doda joined an equestrian club 20 miles east of Athens, with the aim of competing for the Greek national riding team in the Beijing Olympics...
...ruling in favor of Verizon's V Cast, but it beats Sprint only by a narrow margin, mostly because of its lower price. Download speeds and picture quality are the same for both, yet Sprint's streaming channels aim toward a future that Verizon seems to be ignoring. The truth is, for the first time in years, Sprint customers have reason to feel good about their carrier. That is, provided they live in a Power Vision service area, can get their hands on a phone like the Samsung a900, and are willing to pay the extra Power Vision fees...