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...Despite aggressive legislation from Minority Leader Trent Lott, the Senate has declined to schedule a vote on a six-month moratorium on cloning into this year's docket (which was enthusiastically endorsed in the House pre-9/11). Apparently they prefer to wait until 2002 - when presumably everyone will have more time to debate the intellectually demanding subject matter. On the stem cell front, efforts of anti-abortion activists were also stymied by the terror attacks, when their congressional allies were forced to sideline challenges to President Bush's announcement that he will allow limited stem cell research...
...currently developing in the banking and consulting industries: companies without room to hire new students will layoff recent graduates to make room for graduating seniors. This trend stems from the intense need many employers feel to retain a relationship with Harvard and to keep their names on the docket of companies eligible for the OCSs e-recruiting program. However, as many students have already learned, this relationship with OCS doesnt always translate into bona-fide job opportunities...
Ware added that he thought the UKA issue would be raised at today’s Masters’ docket committee meeting. But Masters continued to cite the usual concerns about UKA—that it would encourage theft, damage the sense of House community and, most of all, compromise student safety...
...This year, the Undergraduate Council saw almost unprecedented success. Gusmorino’s docket of successful projects include starting UC Books, pushing for universal keycard access, UC Boxes, and extended party hours. Under his leadership, the newly-founded Concert Commission kicked off their inaugural concert and the UC has begun to take on a new reputation...
...remains to be seen if Summers can finish what Rudenstine has begun—or if the 28th president of Harvard will again see improving the College on the docket...