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...Catholic church, not the local Wal-Mart, not the gas stations. But what is up and running--and what has given the Betz family enough hope to go back and rebuild their lives--is Coast Episcopal School in nearby Long Beach, which both of Betz's children attend and where she is a teacher. In an otherwise chaotic environment where electricity and phone services are still not fully functioning, the 130-student elementary and middle school is providing a sense of normality. "The school is what's bringing people back," says Betz, who fled Pass Christian for Sandestin, Fla., around...
...meeting in Hong Kong is gearing up to fit this same fractious, muddled pattern. Even by the standards of global trade talks, it will be gargantuan: government ministers and their aides from 148 countries are scheduled to attend, not to mention thousands of lobbyists, armies of protesters from around the world, and some 3,500 journalists. What's striking this time is the palpable nervousness in the air. The meeting is billed as critical for wrapping up a new multilateral trade accord, the ninth since 1947. This one is known as the Doha Development Round because it was conceived four...
...matter is that many students leave school happy to have the Harvard name to slap on job résumés but look back with mixed feelings on their social experiences.Harvard’s responsibility should be, first and foremost, to the students paying money to attend. It should be our opinions that Harvard cares about. Even from a strictly business standpoint, fostering good feelings with its graduates can only help Harvard, since we conceivably will be the ones adding to the record endowment years down the road. I’ve already heard more than...
...down to Harvard against Miami University of Ohio, and the lure of a full scholarship—something Harvard couldn’t offer—and the chance to play at an NCAA mid-major school won Szczerbiak over. In many ways, Szczerbiak’s decision to attend Miami was the sign of an increasing trend among top high school players, who due to increased media hyping of the NCAA tournament are looking for the school that offers them the best chance to make an impact on the national stage in March...
...Jong Il is always as pleasant as a picture postcard. The streets are tidy and orderly, the citizens patriotic and the children sing in perfect harmony. From the plastic flowers in the hotels to the plastic music of the Arirang mass-gymastics-and-propaganda fest we were expected to attend, sugar-coated kitsch appeared to have run amok...