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This attitude stands in marked contrast to the sense of skepticism, even resignation, with which the general public has greeted the periodic raising and lowering of the terror-alert levels. Especially worrisome is the extent to which the public appears willing to second-guess official directives. According to a Columbia University study released in August 2003, 90% of Americans polled said they would not evacuate their homes in a time of crisis based only on a government order to do so. Public-health officials are increasingly worried that weak public confidence in official guidance will undermine their efforts to carry...
...last year. As with many of them, her experiences have proved valuable, but the transition back into undergraduate life hasn’t necessarily been easy. After months spent in another country, many students find themselves with a new mindset and a new set of values, perhaps in stark contrast to those of their college friends. Leaving the Harvard bubble can be easy enough, but re-entrance may prove more difficult.An Unwelcome ShiftThis fall, Datar returned to Harvard after months working in Cuddalore, a town in India. She says she believed passionately that anyone with a Harvard education or English...
Summers, in contrast, has come under fire by faculty for his blunt managerial style...
...typical rallies, however, there was a dissenting voice. The usual liberal-feminist coterie of Summers-haters was challenged by a lone Summers supporter who wandered in from across the hall. This brave soul was buttoned-up in a simple ensemble he might have purchased at the Gap, in contrast to the alterna-duds others were sporting. Abstaining from the bubbly, he light-heartedly mocked the celebrants with a sarcastic take on a protest chant overheard at an anti-Summers rally. “Racist, sexist, anti-gay. Larry, Larry, go away!” he shouted. “Larry...
...contrast, the American and Canadian veterans are being pressed by a new generation of players who have been inspired to play by the exploits of their national teams. The Century Line (so named due to their combined ages) of Campbell, 32, opening ceremony flag bearer Danielle Goyette, 40 and Vicky Sunohara, 35, understand that it's time to go. Dozens upon dozens of players with equal or better talent, speed and toughness ready to take their place. Not so, in Russia, Italy or even Sweden...