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...more than 3 million people--half of Darfur's population--but their work is limited by the continued fighting. The World Food Program said last week that it has received only one-third of the $746 million it needs to fight malnutrition in Darfur. It plans to halve the amount of food it distributes. Jan Egeland, the U.N.'s top humanitarian-aid official, says that because of the violence and shortfall in funds, the U.N. may have to halt some relief operations within weeks...
...real root of Harvard students’ dissatisfaction with their social experience is the tremendous amount of pressure that exists on campus. Most Harvard undergrads were the best of the best in high school and continue to strive for perfection. One of the most difficult transitions after entering Harvard is finding a new niche of excellence amongst a field of overachieving peers. Although numerous social opportunities exist on and off campus, the pressure to succeed prevents many students from enjoying them. Our very own Richard Kadison, chief of mental health at University Health Services, reports that 94 percent of College...
...committee has to say and also look very closely at the files of the person who’s being brought up for tenure: It requires a lot of commitment. You’re dealing with people’s futures,” he says.Summers says the amount of time required for each tenure case varies.“Some cases are very clear, other cases one can spend very large amounts of time making phone calls and consulting with people to make sure you make the right decision, to make sure you make as good a decision...
That aside, it would be wrong to say that I don’t have any sympathy for Viswanathan, because I do. She is falling hard and fast, and it is probable that a certain amount of blame for this situation may be the result of some misdirection by third parties. However, we all have to grow up sometime, and I would have more sympathy for Viswanathan if she had accepted responsibility for her actions or shown the slightest bit of remorse. She has done neither, and unless she stops and acknowledges that she has learned her lesson...
...stock. The shares Lay bought in the fall were publicly reported. But since he sold stock back to the company, the sales did not have to be reported until year-end - after Enron was bankrupt. Because of that, in October 2001, investors thought Lay owned more than double the amount of stock he actually had. Lay testified that he sold the shares back to the company - rather than through his broker on the open market, in which case they would have been immediately reported - because it was "a lot more efficient." That was "a very unconvincing explanation," in the view...