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...violence that started in the French suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois and spread to over 30 towns and cities has led the French government to temporarily impose a curfew and ban public gatherings. After weeks of rioting in the French Arab and African communities, the situation appears to have calmed down. But the calm is illusory, as the main underlying causes of the riots will most likely remain unaddressed...
...that fail anyway, it really is easy to criticize the UC. But that a group of college students can even contrive to undertake the kind of massive projects that the UC regularly does is a pretty remarkable feat.Even this knowledge, however, was insufficient to keep me calm on a sunny Saturday afternoon in New Haven, when the UC’s plans for a 5:30 p.m. shuttle back to Cambridge dissolved into chaos.According to Campus Life Committee (CLC) Chair John F. Voith ’07, organizers learned Thursday evening that the Yale Police Department (YPD) had decided...
...This year I started putting a little bit of pressure on myself, some expectations,” Scherf said. “What works best for me is just being calm and confident...
...Don’t be evil.”While other websites bombard users with flashy advertisements, Google insists on Spartan simplicity. Its homepage is uncluttered, and the stress-free white background—coupled with the logo’s primary colors—emits a calm vibe. To uphold a user-friendly, inviting environment, Google sacrificed millions of dollars in profit. Googlers have always been the founders’ primary focus. As Vise explains, Brin and Page aimed to create a free search engine of fast, reliable information, one constantly improving the web-surfing experience. Features such...
...people had been injured before” by rioters, Roca said. “But normally,” she added, “France seems to be a very safe place.” Roca said that the directors of her program, IES Paris, actually encouraged students to calm worried parents watching news coverage in the U.S. “The directors were more concerned about how the riots were being reported in the United States because of our parents,” she said, than about any safety threats in Paris. Aldana, the junior studying abroad in Paris...