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...European Union. In the past centuries, those nations talked most about their sovereignty. Now, today, the common interest is more important than each individual nation's sovereignty. Tibet is a landlocked country, a large area, small population, very, very backward. We Tibetans want modernization. Therefore, in order to develop Tibet materially as a modern nation, Tibet must remain within the People's Republic of China. Provided Chinese give us a full guarantee of preservation of Tibetan culture, Tibetan environment, Tibetan spirituality, then it is of mutual benefit. [Besides] foreign affairs [and] defense [are] all the things which Tibetans can manage...
...terminals at Boston’s Logan Airport. Now, he’s been charged with the task of bringing Harvard’s dream campus into being. Gordon, 43, who reports directly to University President Lawrence H. Summers, was hired last September to head up the Allston Development Group, a new body in the administration that will push the designs of the new campus off paper and into the ground. After years of planning, the University took its first concrete steps into Allston this semester when it announced the location of the first structure to be built...
...neither broad surveys nor narrowly-focused courses, according to Tatar. The courses, a “hybrid” of these two extremes, are meant to cross boundaries between disciplines, she said. Rather than waiting for Curricular Review legislation to restructure general education requirements, Tatar said she wanted to develop widely accessible humanities courses geared toward underclassmen. “These will be courses that bridge between the Core and whatever we have when we have it,” Tatar said. Most of the courses are not fully developed yet, but a few will likely be launched next year...
...needed. Asked whether the monarchy reflects today's multifaith Britain, only 21% agree; 49% disagree. The palace already works to include more ethnic minorities and representatives of non-Christian faiths in the Queen's events, but can be expected to do more of this. Another area the Queen can develop is what Frank Prochaska, a Yale historian, calls the "welfare monarchy": the royal family assisting charities and groups that help the disadvantaged. British monarchs have been doing this since at least Victoria; the Queen is already patron of 620 voluntary organizations. The trick for the royals here is to avoid...
...develop this next proposal, Riley said she plans to meet with former UC members to gain their perspective, invite students and student groups to attend UC general meetings in order to share their views, and work with UC committees...