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...crunch comes partially as a result of the current and future loss of spaces, like the dilapidated Hasty Pudding building, which has been awaiting renovation by the College since it purchased the space...
...fanatical militants in the region willing to die for their cause. The vast majority of the region's Muslims practice a moderate, tolerant form of Islam that utterly rejects the idea that slaughtering innocent civilians is a method of holy warfare. Gunaratna concedes that when it comes to the crunch, most militants balk at kamikaze-style attacks. He recounts a telling anecdote about Riduan Isamuddin, a.k.a. Hambali, the suspected leader of the regional terror network Jemaah Islamiah (JI), widely blamed for the Bali blasts and other deadly bombings. Hambali once asked a group of about 20 potential JI recruits...
Because they receive the majority of the city’s state aid, Cambridge schools stand to lose the most during the financial crunch...
...crunch time, however, he came through. Held scoreless until the 7:18 mark in the second half, Prasse-Freeman drove the Harvard offense for the remainder of the game, scoring seven of Harvard’s final 19 points...
...unrealistic, however, to expect all students to want to get involved in sports while they are at college. Even if the time crunch here were not so extreme, there simply are some people for whom sports just do not appeal. But it is not outlandish to demand respect and admiration for the achievements and commitment of athletes, and for an acknowledgement that, say, playing on the women’s hockey team is every bit as worthy a way to spend one’s time at Harvard as singing in an a cappella group or writing for a publication...