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...stereotype of Africa. But "what also happened in Kenya and Zimbabwe was that millions and millions of Africans lined the streets to vote," says Ibrahim. "It showed Africans cared about democracy, want to exercise their rights and they made it very clear that they would not allow anyone to steal their elections." That, says Ibrahim, is also a "great story...
...Mistakenly and far too often, undergraduates seem to allow some nebulous ideal—that of unblemished achievement—to run roughshod over their own feelings and steer them away from these helping hands. Some end up before the Ad Board, where deans and faculty members (they might as well be Olympians) pass judgment on the wayward lamb who drank too much or slept through an exam, without a peer of his or hers’ in sight. The tenured are the arbiters of what is constant here, and their verdict is final. No dialogue, no discussion truly occurs...
...save the patient if we don't do something about the foreclosures. Even after congressional revisions, too little is being done. We need to help people stay in their homes, by converting the mortgage-interest and property-tax deductions into cashable tax credits; by reforming bankruptcy laws to allow expedited restructuring, which would bring down the value of the mortgage when the price of the house is below that of the mortgage; and even government lending, taking advantage of the government's lower cost of funds and passing the savings on to poor and middle-income homeowners...
...removed from them.” Despite political tensions and the sensitive subject matter, the organizers hoped that the films would foster a greater depth of understanding among Americans and generate pride in the Palestinian community in Boston. “Film, and especially good films, allow you to reach that understanding and bridge the gaps in your knowledge by building connections through seeing common human experiences even under very different circumstances than ours here in the West,” Ayyash said. —Staff writer Meredith S. Steuer can be reached at msteuer@fas.harvard.edu...
...gamble had not just failed to produce results, it left him looking impulsive and erratic. Days later, to add insult to injury, McCain was forced to vote for a revamped bailout package chock-full of the special-interest earmarks he has long opposed and had vowed not to allow in any bailout package...