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...Spreading Rage The formative event for Kashmir's angry youth was the August 2008 protests over Amarnath, a Hindu shrine about 88 miles (141 km) from Srinagar. A massive movement opposed the Kashmir state government's controversial decision to allocate 100 acres (40 hectares) of land to a local Hindu pilgrimage group, and drew as many as 500,000 protesters on one day. The police fired on the crowds (Muddasar, the young stone thrower, was among those injured) and as many as 20 people were killed in the most intense week of protests. For Basharat, just 14, Amarnath...
Because last year’s freshmen also won their event at the Carnegie Chase, this year’s boat was granted a favorable start ahead of Princeton. The rookies rowed well throughout the race but really began to put distance between them and their opponents in the third sector...
After the varsity eight race in the morning, Harvard split up its top two boats and placed them in the varsity four event. The Crimson’s A and B boats flourished, taking second and fifth, respectively, while the C and D came in 14th and 16th...
PBHA President Richard S. Kelley ’10, who estimated that more than 1,000 students and local residents showed up for the event, said he was impressed by Canada’s ability to capture a wide range of emotions through his words...
...Event organizers said that the event was intended to celebrate “the power of words and ideas in a city that has a long history of innovation and creativity,” and featured a multitude of internationally-known authors and artists, including filmmaker Ken Burns, comedian John Hodgman of Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show,” and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk...