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...swine flu leapt to 16, you can see why the news didn't make the front page in Africa or India. (The two suspected cases of swine flu in South Africa turned out to be false, and only one case has been confirmed in Asia, in Hong Kong.) Any concern in these regions has so far centered on sports: specifically, whether any new travel restrictions will affect the Confederations Cup, the international eight-team soccer tournament due to be played in South Africa in June, or the Indian Premier League, a new cricket tournament featuring players from around the world...
When Faculty of Arts and Sciences Information Technology held a focus group last spring to discuss a potential new e-mail system, Trevor J. Bakker ’10 had his share of complaints to voice.The current junior says he was so concerned about the limited quota on the existing Faculty of Arts and Sciences Webmail client that when FAS IT announced the creation of a new e-mail service with the domain name @college.harvard.edu in November, he signed up the next day.Since then, Bakker says he has had no problems with the 10-gigabyte mailbox size. And despite...
...reshape ourselves, we’re going to end up a bunch of different-shaped puzzle pieces.”With the administration in discussions about a retirement incentive program for faculty and no indication of increasing the pace of faculty hiring anytime soon, a number of professors expressed concern that restructuring FAS may be a euphemism for shrinking the size of the Faculty.History lecturer Adam G. Beaver, who is also the department’s assistant director of undergraduate studies, said the FAS administration took a “very drastic measure early” by freezing most...
...Like Michael, I have an affinity for paper, and I love to hold it in my hands. That’s what she said.Recently though, I was on the website for Amazon’s “Kindle 2,” and what I saw caused concern in my paper-loving heart. The Kindle is essentially the iPod of books, allowing users to download a wide range of literature and magazines wirelessly—you’ll never need to hold a wonderful, lovable book ever again. Perhaps for techies and Green People, this is a great...
...concern expressed by an audience member had to do with how the Harvard Athletic Administration could contribute to increased tolerance on campus. Cross-country and track captain Kelsey B. LeBuffe ’10, who said she didn’t mind being identified, suggested that simply by co-sponsoring an event like this in the future, the administration would be making a positive statement about homosexuality and Crimson athletics...