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...remove Latin from their diplomas (“Latin, Si! Pusey, No!”); their successors, eight years later, occupying University Hall (“Fight! Fight!” they yelled, calling for ROTC’s ejection); last spring, nine students holding a nine-day fast to protest the working conditions of the University’s security guards. And yet, through the silly and the serious, our politics have mostly been kept out of our rooms, away from the halls of Wigglesworth and crowded doubles of the River Houses—brushed off at the threshold...

Author: By Samuel P. Jacobs | Title: The Thorny Side of Going Green | 12/4/2007 | See Source »

Harvard added three free throws and two fast-break layups in the final 36 seconds to clinch...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard M. Hoops Slays the Wolverine Beast | 12/3/2007 | See Source »

...come to be a decision a woman regrets, she is not without options. People enter the pornography industry because it is lucrative, not because they are forced into it. Dines’ concern is tantamount to worrying over the burger-flippers of the world, who are victims of the fast-food industry...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: The Politics of Porn | 12/3/2007 | See Source »

...truth is that the finding underscores the complexity of the Iran nuclear issue in a way that undermines efforts to paint it as a fast-moving peril on the horizon - especially to an American public that feels it was already duped once on Iraq's supposed WMD. President Bush made headlines six weeks ago by warning that Iran's nuclear activity could be the cause of World War III. Even then, his words were carefully chosen: Bush did not say World War III would be the consequence of Iran attaining a nuclear weapon; he said, "If you're interested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fallout from the Iran Nukes Report | 12/3/2007 | See Source »

Harvard track and field kicked off its indoor season with a fast start at Saturday’s Northeastern Husky Winter Carnival. While no team score was kept, both the men’s and women’s squads registered strong opening meets, with a combined 15 top-10 performances on the day. The women’s squad had the strongest debut, with three winners and 12 top-10 finishes. Junior Becky Christensen won the high jump by clearing 1.72 meters. “Basically, the goal is basically just shake off the dust and get back into...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Track Kicks Off Season at Northeastern Husky Winter Carnival | 12/2/2007 | See Source »

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