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Many have pointed out that Harvard’s sale of stock is a mere blip in the stock’s overall price and claim that it will have little effect on the profitability of others’ investments in Sinopec. Instead, they argue, Harvard’s action is only symbolic. Harvard, however, has attracted media attention to the genocide, and its PetroChina divestment set a precedent followed by a number of other institutions, including Amherst College, Yale University, Stanford University, and recently the entire University of California system. Furthermore, the University’s profiting from slaughter...
...impose harsh sanctions remains strong. "We have to stop this drift toward moral liberalization," says Din Syamsuddin, chairman of Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest Muslim organization. Leaders such as Syamsuddin deny any intention of imposing Shari'a or that non-Muslims are being targeted. They also reject the claim that rights will be curtailed, saying that the objective of the law is to protect women and children. "The removal of pornography is not an infringement on press freedom," asserts Santi Soekanto from the Anti-Pornography Alliance, a civic group. "Most countries have some form of laws regulating the industry...
...final stretch. The Bears had been ranked fourth in the latest rowing polls, with Radcliffe ranked just 17th. The Black and White also tasted victory in its first action of the season, capturing the Rowlands Cup in Cambridge on March 24. Radcliffe defeated both Northeastern and Boston College to claim the Cup, the eighth consecutive time that the Black and White has won the prize. Radcliffe won four of the six races run on the afternoon, taking the second varsity boat and both novice eights. The varsity eight completed the 2,000-meter course in 6:36.5, good enough...
...capital's journalists, who view themselves as watchdogs against government abuse, have other concerns about the Harper government. They claim...
...March 26 raid on a Shi'ite militia complex--believed to be a hub for a kidnapping and terrorist network--has raised suspicions that a death squad may have been run out of the complex. Shi'ite leaders claim that the 16 men who died in the raid were worshipping peacefully in what turned out to be a mosque. But Iraqi commandos and U.S. military liaisons told TIME that the dead perished in battle with weapons in their hands. According to U.S. military officials, more than 60 reports of kidnappings or executions have been linked to the mosque, including...