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...proposed McCain-Kennedy bill recognizes that a certain statute of limitations should apply to immigrants who entered the country illegally more than five years ago. The purpose is to prevent the past from interfering with people’s current lives. House Republicans counter that such a provision will encourage more law breaking and send a message to millions of potential illegal immigrants that they only have to evade authorities for a few years...
...supernumeraries--members of Opus Dei who live outside its residences--for almost 30 years, have been speaking out about their experiences in the organization. Silas (the real one) says he doesn't mind his unusually earned public profile: "I am pleased with the publicity in a way. It helps counter some of the impressions that the author of The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, was trying to portray about Opus Dei, the church and Christianity in general...
Harvard has its weaknesses. They have been well-documented, and counter to perception, an unusually responsive administration has been addressing these weaknesses. Last spring, when a leaked internal memo showed survey results pinning student dissatisfaction on the usual culprits—distant professors, a lagging social life, and a dearth of “community”—a full fleet of initiatives were already underway. The Harvard College Curricular Review, Loker Pub, Lamont Café, and the hiring of a Greek-scene expert to oversee House community have sought to make omelets of Harvard?...
...pastry and dessert area of C’est Bon Café. C’est Bon, meanwhile, is downsizing, keeping its convenience store spot but not its café annex. The Z Restaurant Group will completely renovate the Finagle location. The street level space will feature a counter café with short-order offerings such as sandwiches, salads, and crêpes for sit-in or take-out service. A full-service restaurant and bar will be located in the basement level, and an outdoor terrace will be created in an adjacent vacant space. The menu will feature...
...pacing or the sexless antics or the eternal schedule as the sources of their discontent with the national pastime. These folks tend to prefer the ceaseless flow of soccer, the constant scoring of basketball, or the explosiveness of football to baseball and its subtler charms. In the way of counter-argument, I present the idyllic settings of ballparks, the tactical nuance that goes into every strategic decision, and the unmatched tension of a ninth-inning nail-biter. Sadly, all of these elements were absent from Harvard’s Sunday doubleheader with Columbia. The vista beyond the fences...