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...University is entering rough waters with new challenges: raising funds, predicting future needs, and maintaining current services and standards through the process is certainly a tight-rope walk. The student body, the faculty, the staff, and the entire academic world will be watching and waiting with baited breath, as Harvard embarks on this new territory...
...many ways it was worse. After the U.S. Administration declared Iran part of an "axis of evil," the ruling clerics lashed out at home, enforcing social strictures with such vigor that we wouldn't leave parties without first chewing several pieces of gum to conceal the alcohol on our breath, in case we encountered a checkpoint run by Islamic paramilitaries. When the rhetoric cooled, the system turned its sights back to its angry young people and essentially decided to stanch their discontent by buying them off. While continuing to brutally suppress all political dissent, the mullahs boosted subsidies...
...lofty ideals but has been reduced to a lame-duck opposition figure. I asked Tavana whether he felt conflicted about working for Rafsanjani, who has been criticized by human-rights activists for allegedly ignoring the killing of dissidents in Europe. He assessed Rafsanjani and his newspaper in the same breath: "They're both just a little better than the rest...
...avid movie buff, I found the report on this summer's hot movies a breath of fresh air and a break from your more serious news stories. Even though some of the films are sequels or remakes of movies from decades ago, they promise to bring enjoyment to us moviegoers. Joseph P. Paris Rochester, New York...
Take a deep breath, and plow down the river. The Fiji Travel Pack inflatable kayak ($120; sevylor.com is nearly 11-ft. long, holds 400 lbs. and comes equipped with a handy storage bag. A cheap alternative to lugging a kayak on your car roof, this one can even fit under the front seat, with your spare change...