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Call me cynical, but the Enron house of cards is an example of modern American capitalism at its "finest": elected officials being influenced by huge sums of money, top executives making off with millions of dollars and having cozy political relationships, the White House refusing to talk, and regular folks left holding the proverbial bag. For my money, fraud, greed and corruption certainly should bring down a government--but they won't. JAMES P. MORGAN Gardnerville...
Vaux’s situation is symptomatic of a larger problem in the Harvard tenure process: junior Faculty are too often passed over in favor of candidates from outside the University. In order to attract the finest junior Faculty, Harvard must show that it will fairly consider internal candidates for tenured positions to prevent scholars from seeking employment elsewhere with better long-term prospects. Academics often do impressive work as junior Faculty in their quest for tenure, and it would benefit the University to have that work done here. Enticing assistant and associate professors to come to Harvard with...
Elana seems composed and ready to spend a night with two complete strangers. She wears a flattering V-neck tank top, revealing just enough cleavage to keep one man interested. But tonight she has two of Harvard’s finest vying for all her attention. Before meeting the men who will either get the girl or get dismissed, Elana speculates about her own conduct. Not worried about the potential sketchiness of these suitors, she is more concerned with how inebriated she will be. “We just started into season for water polo, so my tolerance...
...American WWII veteran who delivered an Oscar-winning performance in the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives; in Needham, Massachusetts. Russell lost both hands in a wartime accident, and despite his lack of prior acting experience, the film's director, William Wyler, said he "gave the finest performance I have ever seen on the screen." EXECUTED. HUA RUIZHUO, 29, former construction worker convicted of the beating deaths of 14 women; in Beijing. Hua reportedly targeted prostitutes, luring them to the city's outskirts before carrying out the murders and burying the bodies at construction sites. ANNOUNCED. The marriage...
Satisfied that the friendly service lives up to its advertising, FM’s friendliness assessor prepares to head back to the impersonal environs of Harvard Square. Before FM departs, a complimentary cup of the Eating Place’s finest coffee is brought out, an offer to wrap the remains of a sub is made and a lid for the coffee cup is presented with much ceremony. The friendliness assessor is glad she came—but even better, so is Petros...