Word: explainer
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...Meghan L. O’Sullivan, a fellow at the Institute of Politics and a former deputy national security adviser to President Bush on Iraq and Afghanistan.Zebari, who previously spoke at Harvard in 1991 and 1998, said he decided to return to the University “to explain the situation in my country face-to-face with Harvard students, giving a perspective that is different from the media.”During the day, the foreign minister took a tour of the University and the Boston area.“My favorite part...
...While we recognize that entering a private institution causes us to surrender some rights as citizens, the Administrative Board should adhere to the spirit, if not the letter, of due process. Students who are facing possible dismissal from the College should be allowed to appear before the Board to explain their actions and make the best possible case for themselves. Instead, students are forced to blindly put their faith in their resident dean or assistant dean of freshmen, who serves as their advocate to the Board. Though the advocate abstains from voting on matters regarding students he or she represents...
...with Nazi art procurer Alois Miedl, who bought art for Hermann Goering and others. "Everyone says Nathan Katz's sales were voluntary, that he collaborated," says Cees van Hoore, a reporter for the Haarlems Dagblad who broke the story of the Katz claim last week. "But no one can explain why Nathan fled to Switzerland. What would have happened if he hadn't sold them...
...dramatically on top of a sharp rock in the forested Carpathian mountains not far from the picturesque medieval Romanian town of Brasov, Bran Castle looks straight out of a fairy tale. But its beauty alone does not explain the fervor of the debate over its ownership. The myth-shrouded castle is also known as Dracula's Castle: according to legend, Vlad "The Impaler" Draculae, a local ruler known for his cruel torture methods (the story goes he liked to have his dinner while watching his opponents painfully die on a stake) used to inhabit Bran Castle. This, however, is merely...
...show enjoys near universal popularity, as do other exported TV programs such as “Friends,” “Lost,” and “Prison Break.” French pop culture is, by and large, American.Which is a tough phenomenon to explain: Why isn’t French music big in France? Unfortunately, the cliché stereotypes don’t apply. It’s not like the French import foreign pop because they’re lazy. They give as good as they get, even if bands like Phoenix...