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Last season, Harvard field hockey squeaked by Holy Cross before stumbling to three straight losses. Perhaps after dominating the Crusaders in 2009, the Crimson can look forward to a better result. Harvard (1-0) opened its season on Saturday with a 4-1 victory in Worcester, Mass., handing Holy Cross (0-2) a resounding defeat on Hart Turf Field. Junior Chloe Keating led the way for the Crimson with two goals and an assist, while sophomore Carly Dickson set the table on two occasions to bolster Harvard’s attack. The two returning stars paired up for a goal...
...Kars, which lies on the border, there is little of the bitter nationalism that racks the capital. Locals recall a once lively trade in livestock from Armenia and textiles from Turkey. Work on renovating the cross-border rail lines is due to begin soon. Restoration of Armenian monuments at the ancient site of Ani is underway. "Once trade, human interaction and dialogue begin, finding common ground on more complicated issues will become easier," says Aybars Gorgulu of the Istanbul think tank TESEV. It will take time for Turkey and Armenia to overcome decades of mutual distrust. But the announcement...
...cross-section of Harvard’s top administrators tried to sell the College’s new General Education program yesterday to an audience of around 200, made up mostly of administrators, professors teaching Gen Ed classes, and a handful of freshmen. Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds acknowledged that the curriculum’s development process has been “a long one—sometimes exciting and sometimes exasperating.” But University President Drew G. Faust tried to shore up hope for the future by tying Gen Ed to Harvard?...
Brainard said HCL will help staff handle tasks and inquiries by cross-training reference and circulation staff, expanding student training, and offering more online services...
...forced to shutter. Cautiously, the faithful returned, but dozens of monks are still missing, either toiling in labor camps or having slipped into foreign exile. Yet the monks I spoke to were unafraid to talk. "It is our responsibility to try to change our country," said one, sitting cross-legged on the teak floor. "If the monkhood doesn't do it, who else will?" Another monk padded over to a bookcase, pulled out a Burmese-English dictionary and pointed to a word: democracy...