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...Harvard community will soon enter a period of mourning for that loveable headphone-wearing cat who will now, slowly but surely, disappear from desktops across campus into extinction. Yes, the death knell of Napster has at last come, much to the chagrin of the undergraduate community. By affirming the illegality of downloading copyrighted music, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week all but guaranteed that Napster will soon be nothing more than a fond memory. But while the court's decision has been lauded by the recording industry as a moral triumph, we cannot help but wonder whether...
...passed in 1996, as part of the Helms-Burton package that tightened the embargo against Cuba, and also provided for U.S. sanctions against foreign companies trading with the communist island state. But President Clinton's waiver has ensured that it has never been applied, much to the chagrin of such leading Republicans as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Jesse Helms...
...Whereas rapes most certainly result, however, the reporting of them does not. Many victims respond with denial, self-hate, utter shock and chagrin or, most destructive, self-blame. Their last instinct is to phone the authorities and seek immediate justice and reconciliation. As such, the College and HUPD understandably feel relieved when victims of sexual assault come forward and bravely report their experience. This is, after all, the only mode through which such criminal transgressions can be pursued, accounted for, analyzed and hopefully prevented...
...chagrin of its outstanding fire department, the Big Apple's police are the ones known as New York's Finest. That accolade undergoes some expert scrutiny in this lively anecdotal history of the force, which began as a loosely organized, ethically lax group of constables. Some things don't change. As the authors note, "The great corruption scandals have come along every 20 years or so, with almost astronomical regularity...
...race day is an undeclared national holiday, and the Aussies bet on cards, numbers, events and animals like nobody's business. They did nothing to hide their gambling habit during the Games, which was fine with me. To the great pleasure of my ink-stained-wretch brethren and the chagrin if not horror of the International Olympic Committee, the Sydney organizing committee's welcoming press party was - get this! - an afternoon at Rosehill Racecourse. "Watch, bet and enjoy Australia's favourite sporting pastime," read the invite. "A selection of Australian food and drinks will be served all afternoon." A splendid...