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...change is a good thing. And when our tastes as a society change—when we begin to expect more from the avenues in which we hear our news or our music—the transformation is wholeheartedly welcomed...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn | Title: Low-Frequency Issues | 4/17/2007 | See Source »

...Harvard men’s tennis team knew this weekend would be tough. But the squad didn’t expect it to be this tough.The Crimson dropped two hard-fought 4-3 matches on the road to Penn and Princeton, snapping what had been a three-match win streak and coming agonizingly close to beating two of the strongest teams in the Ivy League this year.The loss brought Harvard’s record for the spring season to 7-9 and evened out the Crimson’s Ivy record at 2-2.“We had chances...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Close Losses Mark Weekend | 4/15/2007 | See Source »

...group of boys were forced to relocate once more. After a brief return to Sudan, they moved to another refugee camp in Kenya. In 2001, a refugee aid organization selected Dau for resettlement in Syracuse, N.Y. Dau said he and his fellow refugees did not know what to expect across the Atlantic Ocean. Once in the United States, Dau had trouble adjusting to a completely different way of life. Sometimes, he said, that “culture shock” took a comical turn. When a Catholic charity group in Syracuse brought Dau to a supermarket, he was puzzled...

Author: By Charles E. Riggs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Lost Boy’ Shares Life Story | 4/13/2007 | See Source »

...suits and sunglasses, possibly secret-service agents, watched as I left court. Though the local authorities had let me go, there was no guarantee I would avoid being interrogated again by Mugabe's secret police. I jumped in my rental car and, calculating that the authorities would expect me to head south to South Africa or west to Botswana, drove 373 miles north to Zambia. An hour after nightfall, the road became muddy. It seemed to be raining. A rumbling filled the air. I looked left, and there, silver in the moonlight, framed between two cliffs, was Victoria Falls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First Person: Imprisoned in Zimbabwe | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

Change must be made regarding these systems on campus, but it is not enough to complain that Harvard could be doing more. How can we as students expect the administration to further put our mental health as a priority if we can’t do it ourselves...

Author: By Susan L. Putnins | Title: My Prerogative | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

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