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...willing to do so admit it isn’t always easy. WHAT WILL GRANDMA SAY?Santosh P. Bhaskarabhatla ’09, who is Hindu, says he thinks “a relationship shouldn’t focus on a person’s religious tradition and background but mainly on personal characteristics and compatibility.” His parents would not agree. Interfaith dating forces many students to make a difficult choice: conceal their relationship from their parents, or face fighting with them about it, Bhaskarabhatla says. He adds that many Indian families would not support interfaith relationships...
...student. From political affiliation, to favorite books, to choice quotes—to whether someone is interested in a night of “Random Play” or a more sober “Relationship”—the site provides easy access to the basic background of a student. But whereas until recently the facebook remained largely the domain of curious classmates, harrowing accounts of parents and potential employers perusing the site have begun to surface. Particularly with newer features that lessen a student’s control over what appears in their profile...
...campaigning for the UC’s top positions. We are very impressed by the agenda for continued student advocacy presented by the Haddock-Annie R. Riley ’07 ticket, particularly as concerns their initiatives geared at making Harvard more accessible to students disadvantaged by socioeconomic background or physical disability. We hope that, the outcome of this week’s election notwithstanding, these priorities are taken to heart by council members, particularly those on SAC. We were not impressed, however, with the apparent flexibility of Haddock-Riley’s vision for the council; for example, they...
...when you finish with a degree in history,” Bob asks, “that prepares you for what?’Donato answers this one immediately. “God knows,” he shakes his head. The audience laughs, and in the blurry background, you can just make out a man with a mullet initiating a round of appreciative audience applause.“Now that’s what I like,” Bob teases, unaware that “Edward” was MVP of the NCAA tournament a year...
...Michael Kramer, a former fashion-industry executive, was the victim of a hacker who stole his identity and went on a shopping spree with his credit card info. It was one of his first encounters with the wilds of the Internet. Kramer, 43, whose background is in marketing, saw opportunity in the crime. "The initial idea was to set up voice authentication to avoid that kind of thing again," he says...