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...world pays attention [to Harvard],” said Johnstone Professor of Psychology Steven A. Pinker, who served on the general education committee. “We could be more assertive with our recommendations.”Pinker acknowledged, however, that there is a “burden of proof” for any requirement.Saltonstall Professor of History Charles S. Maier ’60 compared a system of general education to a Christmas tree, with each faculty member hoping to add a particular requirement as an ornament.Presenters said that requirements are still subject to change and urged faculty...
...alliance that outlined the most sweeping revisions to U.S. base deployments and the most far-reaching strategic understandings between the two countries in more than a decade. The report confirmed the withdrawal of 7,000 U.S. troops from Okinawa (Japan has long sought to reduce the basing burden on the islands); the relocation of the U.S. Army's I Corps headquarters from Washington state to Camp Zama, an hour outside of Tokyo; the establishment of joint U.S.-Japanese command of the Yokota Air Base; and a pledge by both countries to increase military cooperation, intelligence gathering and training...
...Honma, a professor of international law at Hosei University, says the U.S. continues to underestimate Japan's ambivalence about its military. "The U.S. is struggling to maintain its role as the world's keeper of democracy and liberalization, and they're asking Japan to take a bit of the burden off them," says Honma. "But there's a gap between how the U.S. and Japan see their own military forces-their goals and purposes-and the Japan-U.S. alliance...
...burden didn’t get much lighter as the season progressed. Though Harvard performed reasonably well in the preseason, it quickly became apparent that the defending league champion was going to struggle to compete...
...corporations did not providedefined-benefit pensions out of the goodness of their hearts. They did it because their workers were united in unions powerful enough to demand these benefits. With unions weak and shrinking, corporations feel free to discard what they regard as an onerous burden. A good legal reform would be to treat a pension obligation as a preferred creditor in any corporate bankruptcy proceeding or give pension trusts the first claim to all corporate assets. CHARLIE ROSENBERG Milwaukee...