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When Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim succumbed to lung cancer on Aug. 26, his death could have left Iraq's largest Shi'ite political party in turmoil - if it weren't for a son that had been long groomed to take his father's place. Ammar al-Hakim was confirmed as the Iranian-backed SIIC's next leader this week and will begin his work promoting Shi'ite policies throughout the country. With elections expected in January and U.S. troops beginning their Iraq drawdown, the country stands at a critical point. Al-Hakim's ascent...
...Fortunately, there is a movement afoot to restore the sense of unity to the Harvard community that Higginson championed. The Student Community Center Campaign, sponsored by the Undergraduate Council and endorsed by a broad coalition of students, student groups, and alumni, has taken great steps in the recent months to actualize this long-desired development for student life. It has drawn up building plans with a local architect, incorporated a non-profit foundation to oversee the project’s development, held high-level meetings with the administration, and convened a Campaign Advisory Council of student groups and a Board...
...committee will be comprised of Interim Dean of Advising Programs Inge-Lise Ameer alongside representatives from the Freshman Dean’s Office, Athletics Department, the Office of Student Life, the Facilities Maintenance Office, and three students—two members of the Undergraduate Council and one Peer Advising Fellow. We are pleased to see the College incorporating student input in the committee decision process. However, students should have also had greater say in actually outlining the requirements and the evaluative standards by which students will be allowed to stay. We also commend the College for making the Office...
...mass exodus for a state of 18 million; but it's the first net outflow in 63 years for a state that considers itself the new California. "It's difficult for the working middle class to justify living here," Mike Jones, president of the Palm Beach County Economic Council, conceded to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "As much as they may love the sunshine, as you squeeze them out, they may find it in their best interests to move...
...skeptical about the resettlement proposal, which is voluntary and still has to be confirmed by E.U. governments. "It's a first step, but it is weak and we don't expect it to have a major impact on the refugee intake," says Bjarte Vandvik, Secretary General of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles, an alliance of NGOs. "It's only on a voluntary basis. We expect many countries will only increase their intake by a few dozen." (Read: "Drought and Famine: Ethiopia's Cycle Continues...