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...seriousness, removing the seldom-used red phones and pillows from most student rooms was probably a wise decision, financially and hygienically, on the College’s part. Due to the ubiquity of cell phones nowadays, the vast majority of red phones did little more than gather dust in the darkest corners of student rooms, and Harvard’s re-used pillows often suffered the same fate. We strenuously object, however, to the mode in which the Offices of Residential Life and Physical Resources promulgated their decision...
...everyone from Wigglesworth to Winthrop also appear to have fallen casualty to underuse, having been removed from most dormitory rooms by University Information Services. “At one time, the red phones were the primary way to provide students with E-911 access prior to the ubiquity of cell phones,” wrote Associate Dean of Residential Life Suzy M. Nelson in an e-mailed statement. “Now that nearly all students have cell phones, use of the red phones is almost nonexistent. After move-in the phones were usually placed in a closet or drawer...
...never recovers," wrote Marshall McLuhan, and in Edsel Ford's case, never really means never. As soon as it became clear that the car wasn't selling, company researchers fanned out to discover why. One theory blamed the name itself, with its unpleasant homophonic associations with diesel and dead cell (as in batteries). It just wasn't a pretty word, though it seems to have served Mr. Ford well enough...
...This time around, the world, galvanized by blow-by-blow images transmitted via cell phones and through the Internet, has taken rapid notice of the protests and the subsequent crackdown. On Aug. 30, U.S. President George W. Bush condemned the junta's actions, and White House aides have promised that Burma will be a "major topic of discussion" at the APEC annual summit, which opened this week in Sydney. A day later, U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, who has personally followed the situation in Burma for years and has met with many Burmese activists, called U.N. Secretary-General...
...Indeed, news reports suggest that one of two German converts arrested, a 28-year-old being identified as Fritz Martin G., was the leader of the busted cell. He is believed to have converted and come under the influence of extremists in the southern city of Neu-Ulm, whose large militant community has concerned officials for years. Investigators say the operational cells were formed after the trio had undergone training in Pakistan by the radical Islamic Jihad Union, and received periodic logistical support as they advanced their plot from a score of people also being sought. If accurate, that description...