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...twice the state average. Lawrence, another host to this increase, features more than double even that. Whether conservative and often Catholic tradition or sheer economic reality can be cited for this peculiarity, we can only speculate about causes for so long. The State House instead must prepare itself to contend with this multigenerational, multifarious problem. Family support services must be extended to these new mothers who might otherwise be taking the MCAS—follow-up programs, information about schools and parenting, and health services form up a vital base to promoting a secure environment for these mothers. As their...
...best of times for their exiled spiritual leader. But since the anti-Chinese demonstrations began in and outside Tibet on March 10, the Dalai Lama has found himself confronting a swelling tide of opposition and defiance from within his community. So, on the one hand, he has to contend with Beijing calling him the mastermind of the violent protests in Lhasa, and to walk a diplomatic tightrope with the Indian authorities that host his government-in-exile but value their relationship with China; on the other hand he has to try and rein in the more violent and provocative elements...
...Religious freedom, these grad-student editorialists contend, should consist solely in private beliefs—to which they concede unimpeachable liberty—which, when loudly proclaimed in such public venues as Harvard Yard from the exalted library portico, bring division to the pluralistic campus community...
...Crimson competed in the Navy Women’s Intersectional in Annapolis, Md. last weekend and placed 12th in a field of 19 teams with 194 points. St. Mary’s took first place with 76 points, winning nine of 20 races. The participating squads had to contend with harrowing weather. “The conditions were very, very weird on Saturday,” freshman Meghan Wareham said. “In fact, they were borderline ridiculous.” Saturday started off with thick fog for the Harvard crew. Wareham and junior skipper Megan Watson helmed...
...Alek Blankenau and freshman Kyle Fitzgerald combined for 24 points in the second half), the team-at-large shot poorly, racking up a mere 31.6 percent from the field as compared to Brown’s 54.6 percent.The Bears’ arrival today also means that Harvard must again contend with the leading scorer in the Ivy conference, Mark McAndrew. In the previous matchup, the Crimson held McAndrew to 14 points–almost three shy of his average per game–but he still poses a threat. “They’re a very difficult team?...