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...Palfrey is correct, then the argument over a centralized student center or a decentralized student center is secondary to a larger issue. In this case, it may take more than building it to make them come.Harvard students are renowned for their workaholic attitudes, something McLoughlin recently experienced first-hand. When he planned the Harvard State Fair two weeks ago, students seemed more interested in recruiting for their organizations at the fair than enjoying it.Countless student groups called to ask if they could hand out fliers and set up tables. “I said...
Fash, Capone, and Loren also spoke at the ceremony on the importance of tackling history first-hand...
...week of field research in Hawaii gave concentrators a first-hand view of ancient natural formations and geological processes...
...Virtual Earth All the major portals have been busy beefing up their search features, but MSN's Virtual Earth looks like it might top them all. It's due to launch mid-summer, so we haven't been able to test it out first-hand. But if the features work as advertised, you'll get the same navigation and manipulation tools that you get with Yahoo and Google's maps, but with an interesting twist: you will also have the option of viewing an aerial photograph of the local area, or select Hybrid View to see the photo with streets...
...security police arrested human-rights campaigners across the country, including lawyer Saidjahon Zainabitdinov. It was Zainabitdinov who alerted international human-rights monitors that the government might not be telling the whole story about what happened in Andijan. Uzbek authorities claimed that 173 people died, mostly militants. But based on first-hand experience and other eyewitness accounts, Zainabitdinov said the death toll could be as high as 1,000 - and demanded an international inquiry. The government answered with slander charges that could mean up to five years in prison. Said Muzaffarmirzo Iskhakov, the Andijan chair of the Ezgulik (Goodness) human-rights...