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...owned 45 Mt. Auburn, the impacts for students and the university community as a whole no doubt would be positive: Harvard would finally have a venue (albeit a small one) that could serve as an official social space for students. But, by the same token, these benefits would be small, especially given the space constraints—there are approximately 6,000 undergraduates at the College and room for only a few hundred in the Mt. Auburn Street property. Also, there is the thorny issue of the UC’s ties to the administration and the potential impact this...
...activists and ordinary citizens, studying the actual historical events and their lessons is far more relevant and meaningful than sparring over semantics. For Turkey and Armenia to learn from their experiences in a productive way, both countries should resist the temptation to concentrate too much on this single, albeit extremely powerful, word...
...shirts celebrated the continuation of her deanship. Hylton said many students had hoped Kagan would participate in the ceremonies, asking if she might be available to hand out diplomas to the new graduates. The news that their former dean had been asked to participate in their commencement—albeit in an unexpected way—still generated excitement among the student body. “It’s kind of weird, but she’s solicitor general now, so that’s a big deal,” said third-year Law School student Todd...
...against upcoming litigation cases. While this may be juridical truth, and a clever defense, conflicts of interest and careless behavior will remain even under the old, investor-paid model. All the regulators can do is continue to effectively cooperate with rating agencies, working to create a better—albeit imperfect—system...
...futile House vote orchestrated by Minority Leader John Boehner to institute a spending freeze was one of the least constructive routes the Republicans could have chosen, exasperating even a ranking, albeit independent-minded member of the conservative commentariat. This episode only illustrated how, lacking leadership and a clear direction, the Grand Old Party remains wedded to “principles” with no practical application to the crisis we’re in, a parade of political stunts accompanied by the hyperpartisan pronouncements of Rush Limbaugh and that curious crew holding forth on Fox News...