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Those 20,000 gallons, out of at least 11 million spilled, might not seem like much, and scientists initially assumed that whatever oil was left behind during the original cleanup would eventually break down naturally. But it turns out that crude oil - especially when it is spilled in a cold region like southeastern Alaska - lingers in the environment for years. And as long as the oil is there, it can harm the animals that might come into contact with it. Sea otters, for example - the face of the Valdez spill - dig millions of foraging pits in beaches around the Sound...
...Certainly if we have to cut one open house out of four, or one study break, or one major House dinner out of four, I think the quality of life for students would no doubt be impoverished,” he adds...
...create a separate, structured ‘January experience’ with programming offered by the College.” Instead, the campus would only be open to a select number of pre-approved students. MIXED REACTIONSThough students say they welcomed the opportunity for a five-week winter break, many say they were slightly disappointed that the College administration will not provide programming next January. “People got excited, and then they decided to cut it,” says Rebecca H. Jablonski ’11. But most say that their primary concern was that...
Whether the first-year President was truly indignant about the headline emblazoned on the front page of her morning newspaper or whether her reaction was merely an attempt at damage control is difficult to discern. Regardless, Drew G. Faust, in a break with her usual public restraint, wasted no time in quashing the report.“Harvard is not ‘rethinking’ Allston,” she wrote that December morning in 2007 when the article was published. “I am unequivocally committed to moving aggressively and ambitiously forward, and to making our unfolding...
...board, they sit behind you and can’t speak or participate,” Sundquist said.With the committee’s changes in place, advisors will be able to speak on behalf of students or ask for a pause in the proceedings to allow for a break from what Wong described as sometimes emotionally traumatic hearings. Advisors will also be allowed to see evidence in the case, Hammonds said.SMALLER HEARINGSEfforts are also being made to reduce the stress Ad Board meetings put on students. Currently, students waiting to go in front of the Ad Board are asked...