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Iran's fire-breathing president took time off between threats to annihilate Israel and make life hell for America to dash off a letter to President Bush proposing "new solutions" to "the current fragile situation in the world." As improbable as the conciliatory tone may sound from the usually bellicose Ahmadinejad, it may represent a smart shift in diplomatic strategy at a moment when the U.S. is struggling to forge an international consensus to turn up the heat on Tehran...
...seven first-place finishes. Only .04 seconds behind, freshman Brittan Smith earned second after Merritt in the 200-meter race. Smith later snagged the top spot in the long jump with a distance of 5.22 meters. After following Merritt in the No. 2 slot in the 100-meter dash, fellow freshman Dara Wilson grabbed her own first-place win, mastering the 100-meter hurdles in 15.23 seconds. Captain Laura Maludzinski remained consistent, taking first for the fourth straight competition. She led the 1-2-3 Harvard finish in the 800-meter with a 2:12:42 showing...
...provides a model for other areas to follow.“What you see here is a decoupling of departmental structure with the curricular structure,” Kirby said.Yesterday’s meeting was markedly less contentious than recent sessions, but it was not without a dash of drama.Early on, University President Lawrence H. Summers interjected, “May I inquire if a quorum is present?”The rules of Faculty procedure say that one-sixth of the Faculty—about 120—must be in attendance for a binding vote...
...meet was not scored by team. In one of the most successful areas for Harvard on the weekend, the Crimson sprinters blew past all other runners in the women’s side of the meet. Senior Stevie de Groff won both the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes, with freshman Favia Merritt following her up in the former and Shannon Flahive in the latter. The third position in each distance was also a Crimson runner—sophomore Chidimma Dalu was .57 seconds behind de Groff’s winning time of 12.10 in the 100 meter race, while...
Freshman Derek Jones blew past 34 other runners on his way to win the 400-meter dash in 49.70 seconds...