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...often than not Sulhani's family has been caught in the middle. Abdullah's 59-year-old daughter Ahlam is still picking shrapnel out of wounds she received from artillery fire in 1975. The family survived the infamous Shatila massacre of 1982 by sheer luck, fleeing from Lebanese militiamen almost as soon as the slaughter began. When they returned afterwards, most of their neighbors were dead, and there was a body in the living-room closet. One of Ahlam's brothers was later shot in the head by a sniper while washing his hands in their entryway. Their building...
...surprise for Fucito, who was named to the NSCAA/Adidas All-America second team for the second year in a row. The striker’s 32 goals and 24 assists put him in fourth in both categories on the Crimson’s all-time list.And accolades came almost as often as the goals during his Harvard career. Fucito was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2004 for his performance in his freshman season. After missing the 2005 season, Fucito gathered All-Ivy first team honors in all three of the following years. His junior and senior seasons...
...Seventy-eight percent of Harvard applicants this year applied for financial aid—a seven percent increase from last year. Almost 60 percent of the student population currently receives some need-based aid, according to William R. Fitzsimmons, who is Dean of Admissions and Financial...
...whose idea was it to have concerts in the middle of the week in the Quad? What I love about the Pent House is exactly why it’s a terrible venue for anything that’s supposed to have attendees–it’s almost always deserted...
...about 10,000 new affordable-housing units per year; today it's about half that. Some Florida towns have even enacted minimum square-footage requirements for single-family homes and have all but zoned out affordable rental units. Last year a Miami developer, who was convicted because he used almost $1 million in public funds meant for affordable housing to build upscale condos, received a punishment of only probation...