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...When the pro-democracy protests escalated in Beijing, Chen joined other expatriate Chinese students in their own demonstrations. After earning his Ph.D. in genetics, he stayed in Japan, developing biotech products for Japanese companies. But three years ago, Chen decided that he, too, should profit from China's economic boom. The possible taint of his Tiananmen activism had worn off; plenty of other former protesters were now striking it rich back home. Today, Chen helms a consulting company that helps Japanese pharmaceutical firms conduct clinical trials in China. "Without us, Japanese companies would be helpless," he says. "They...
...Tick, Tick...BOOM! A high-powered musical by the creator of RENT, Jonathon Larson. Rock on. Dec. 6 to 9 and Dec. 13 to 16, 8 p.m. Adams Pool Theatre. Tickets at the Box Office for $5. 2) Puck it. Women’s Varsity Ice Hockey vs. Connecticut. Only home game this weekend, unless you want to watch people run around in a circle. Dec. 7, 7 p.m. Bright Hockey Center. Free with your student ID. 3) There’s That Holiday Spirit! Midterms got you down? Wondering if Christmas still exists in the outside world? The Boston...
...landslide 2006 victory. Hausmann said he thought economic difficulties would continue, forecasting “a major economic crisis that is going to leave a weakened economy and increase poverty.” “Right now, you have the most irresponsible management of a temporary oil boom that any country has ever had,” he added. Liliana Delgado ’10, a native of Peru and the political action chair of Fuerza Latina, which discussed the referendum at its weekly meeting yesterday, said that while she respected Chavez’s efforts to help...
...Because of the architect’s imaginative thinking, the cost was up,” said Knowles, who was involved in the nascent stages of FAS’ $740 building boom that included LISE. “But the only way we can go forward in science is to establish these facilities centrally...
...avatar of post-baby boom politics must also deal with the fact that the first vote will occur under a byzantine process that requires politicians to perform well under the most retro conditions imaginable. The Iowa caucuses are neighborhood meetings at which voters spend hours arguing with and cajoling one another and organization trumps almost everything else. The actual number of caucusgoers is relatively small - 124,000 turned up four years ago. And they tend to make up their minds late; 2004 exit polls indicated 4 in 10 made their decisions in the last week before the caucuses. What...