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...only is the withholding of knowledge of crimes and disciplinary violations morally bankrupt, but it undermines the relationship of mutual trust between Harvard and the secondary school. If the Admissions Office is unable to trust that the school will share disciplinary information of an applicant when relevant, a cloud of doubt is cast over the applications of all students from that secondary school—regardless of whether an applicant has committed an infraction and no matter how qualified an applicant is. Withholding disciplinary records may help a few students in the short-run, but it does...
...going out in style, the Harvard men's hockey team ended 2007 with a double dose of disappointment.Unable to capitalize on multiple power-play opportunities, the No. 15 Crimson suffered back-to-back losses against Ohio State (6-14-2, 2-9-1 CCHA) and No. 16 St. Cloud State (9-9-2, 4-7-1 WCHA) at the Ohio Hockey Classic last weekend. ST. CLOUD STATE 4, HARVARD 1In Sunday's consolation game, Harvard ((6-6-2, 5-3-1 ECAC) certainly wasn't sitting on cloud nine. Hindered by numerous penalties, the Crimson watched St. Cloud State float...
...years earlier he was a sweet young man, named Benjamin Barker. His beloved wife and young daughter were ripped from him by the evil Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman), who exiled him to Australia. So Sweeney is a romantic tragic figure; he has fallen from a great height -off the cloud of his belief that love can last forever. Now he knows better, and throws himself into this amorality play. It's man devouring man, vengeance destroying ideals...
...North generally, Japan's single-minded focus on the abductions makes South Korean observers squirm. Kim Hyun Ho, director of the Chosun Ilbo Research Institute for Korea, notes that while Seoul claims more than 480 abducted citizens of its own, it worries that such a "very political" issue could cloud ongoing nuclear negotiations. "South Korea doesn't want this to be an obstacle in the six-party talks," says Kim, "but it could become one." China, meanwhile, was supportive of Japan's position until relations between the two nations cooled drastically over former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits...
...learned to push detractors aside. “People are gonna say what they say. If you operate in fear, you’ll be paralyzed.” Even when it comes to his own views about other films, Washington once again refuses to let the negative cloud his judgment. “Fred Claus,” another holiday movie that will be competing for audiences’ attention this season, very clearly lacks the emotional depth of “Debaters.” Nevertheless, Washington barely pauses before he jokes, “Don?...