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Jill Reilly, a spokesperson for the district attorney's office, said the charges against Kaveh L. Afrasiabi were dropped because key witness Shobhana Rana '89 was not able to confirm Afrasiabi's identity as the man she said sent hostile letters to her boss, Reza Alavi, a research associate at the center...
...heatedly denied the sexual-harassment charge and placed the blame squarely on Ovitz, whom he accused of fomenting "rumors and innuendo that have no basis in fact." Said Ohlmeyer: "Michael Ovitz is the Antichrist, and you can quote me on that." Ovitz would not comment. Sources close to McDermott confirm she was upset at Ohlmeyer's behavior (though she never threatened to bring formal charges) and say ABC approached her only after Ovitz learned she was unhappy and seeking to leave...
...fears to say, that it takes an effort, indeed a battle, to recapture and restore diversity as an instrument of excellence. So he leaves it unclear whether Harvard's purpose is to educate blacks or represent them proportionately and improve their self-esteem. The result is not only to confirm the ascendancy of self-esteem but also to give it the legitimacy of seeming excellence, as if the two were the same. A more full-hearted, forthright defense of affirmative action might carry conviction. This one helps me to conclude that the policy is probably, and rightly, done...
Jeremy R. Knowles, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, said he could not confirm Berry's departure last night but complimented Berry on his job with...
...Worlds over the radio, 20 percent of the six million people listening believed that New Jersey had just been burnt to the ground by Martians. The highways were jammed with people trying to leave; the telephone lines to the police were busy with people asking them to confirm the report...