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...draft, committee members wrote that "the right of free expression does not encompass a right to engage in abusive or intimidating conduct." The proposal prohibits speech that a "reasonable person" would find "physically intimidating" or "creating...a seriously offensive working or educational environment at Harvard Law School...
...process of redistricting must change. No political party's leadership should be able to stack the deck in its own favor. The redrawing of the political map must be achieved impartially. The Bureau of the Census can do the job. Districts should 1) encompass populations of roughly similar sizes within each state, 2) be contiguous and "star-shaped" (a line can be drawn from the center to any point on the border without exiting the district), 3) respect town borders whenever possible and 4) be drawn with the same basic criteria in every state...
...research conducted by most Harvardscientists does not encompass such localizedproblems...
Listed below are what I consider the 10 best disco hits of all time. Some notable songs like "Y.M.C.A.," and "Celebration" have not been included, but I preferred to encompass the whole genre of the music, rather than focus on any particular groups...
...Gaza Strip and the Jericho area in the West Bank to the Palestinians by mid-November and complete the task within two months. The Gaza Strip is a well-defined beachfront rectangle of 140 sq. mi. But what, exactly, is the Jericho area? The municipal bounds of the city encompass only 10 sq. mi., but the Jericho district, as defined by Jordanian law that was in effect before Israel's 1967 conquest, comprises 146 sq. mi. The Palestinians want the autonomous zone to contain much of that territory, including the wood-planked Allenby bridge, one of two border crossings into...