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...Talking trash by itself isn't a punishable offense - unless, it seems, you draw a crowd while doing it, which is part of the allegation against Gates. That's why in the wake of the Gates incident, cops are holding firm on the need for lots of latitude in issuing disorderly-conduct charges. President Barack Obama, who said earlier this week that Cambridge police had "acted stupidly," called Crowley on July 24 to make nice, though he stopped short of issuing the apology that Massachusetts police unions sought and maintained that he still thought "there was an overreaction...
University spokesman John D. Longbrake declined to discuss the specific terms of the negotiations, but confirmed that the University will renew its revolving line of credit—which allows Harvard to draw additional funds after previous loans are repaid—for the next year...
...large crowds at Beren Tennis Center and Weld Boathouse last weekend for the tennis tournament and river run, respectively. The tennis matches featured over 50 players of various skill levels, sorted into four singles brackets (two men’s and two women’s) and a doubles draw. While the most talented players may have competed in singles, the highlight of the weekend played out in an epic doubles draw, where a certain strikingly handsome and talented Crimson sports editor and one of his proctees claimed the championship without dropping...
After observing such promising attendance, a question arises: Has the summer activities staff hit upon a more effective intramural approach? Could open-entry tournaments provide a bigger draw than Straus Cup competition? Or do the summer students simply take advantage of nicer weather and more free time? While the latter must certainly influence these popular competitions, it appears that an appeal to individual fame has won out over community pride...
...Administration is expected to move to the next phase despite the obvious lack of confidence of either side in the other. That would involve defining some sort of process of talks on a timetable aimed at resolving the key questions of where to draw borders between Israel and a state of Palestine, the terms of Palestinian sovereignty, how to share Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees. But both sides have been through such a process before and failed to conclude a deal. For many Middle East watchers, the key question will be whether Obama sets a deadline for such...