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...patriotic act, but now says he prefers to delay its implementation until Sept. 1, a move analysts view as a way of mitigating public outrage before elections scheduled for June. But the legislation already seems to have done enough pre-election harm. "This law makes Slovakia look ridiculous," says Eliska Slavikova, a 57-year-old elementary school teacher. "And it's returning us to the 19th century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Patriotism by Decree in Slovakia | 3/18/2010 | See Source »

...other two doubles sets. SAN DIEGO STATE 6, HARVARD 1The Aztecs were too much for Harvard. San Diego State snatched the doubles point with a three-set sweep and then went on to win four singles contests in straight sets. In the doubles portion, Sissie Nielson and Eliska Krausova slammed the Crimson’s No. 1 duo of Schnitter and Peterzan, 8-0. At No. 3, Stewart and senior Vilsa Curto—who is also a former Crimson photography executive—challenged for the win but fell 8-7.Harvard, which has struggled with doubles this season, will...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: First Victory Remains Elusive Heading into Ivy League Season | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

Taking place during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, the movie follows the life of Eliska (Ana Geislerova). A medical student in Prague, she and her lover are involved in the Resistance. When the Gestapo discovers their involvement, they’re forced to part ways; he disappears without a word, while she goes off to hide in the countryside village of Zelary with Joza (Gyorgy Cserhalmi), a simple woodcutter from the country who was a patient in her hospital. There is a kind of symmetry in this turn of events; the night before, Eliska saves Joza’s life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film Reviews | 10/29/2004 | See Source »

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