Word: assaultive
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...countries led the way in advancing knowledge in literature, astronomy and mathematics. Islam was not considered inimical to such advancement. Sadly, Muslims have been in a deep slide since then. Kangayam R. Rangaswamy Waunakee, Wisconsin, U.S. I was disgusted to learn that I.J.T. members have been known to physically assault students for drinking, flirting or kissing on campus. Any group that uses thuggery should be banned and the culprits penalized. A university campus should be a place that encourages free speech. If students want to wear the veil, then so be it. But if they do not, then they must...
...Hussain, 36, Pakistani-born British Muslim sentenced to be hanged for the 1988 killing of taxi driver Jamshed Khan; after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf commuted his sentence; in Rawalpindi. Hussain, who said Khan had died after a gun went off during a struggle as the driver tried to sexually assault him, became a cause célèbre among Britain's Pakistani community and earned an appeal for clemency from Prince Charles during a visit to Pakistan last month. "At last," said Hussain's brother Amjad upon his release, "these 18 years of nightmare appear to be coming...
...students were arrested for assault and battery against a police officer, and two others were arrested for indecent exposure after streaking across Harvard Stadium near the end of The Game.{SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
Four individuals were arrested during The Game—two for indecent exposure; two for charges including assault and battery against a police officer, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct—but none of the four were Harvard affiliates. The Nov. 20 news article "College Pulls Off Tame Tailgate" incorrectly stated that two students were arrested that day. In fact, no Harvard or Yale students were arrested that...
...allows a league-worst 242.3 yards through the air per game. But the best matchup in this game is the Harvard defensive front against the Yale running game, which is anchored by sophomore standout McLeod. The Ivy League’s leading rusher spearheads a Bulldogs’ ground assault that posts a robust 207.4 yards per game. However, Yale hasn’t faced a rushing defense of Harvard’s staunchness. Senior tackle Michael Berg leads a unit that rates an 8.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness, somewhere between topaz and corundum. They should be able...