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...impact in the life of families and our society is much lower than it was before decriminalization," says Joao Castel-Branco Goulao, Portugual's "drug czar" and president of the Institute on Drugs and Drug Addiction, adding that police are now able to re-focus on tracking much higher level dealers and larger quantities of drugs...
...play “Trojan Barbie.” It is a jarring exclamation, but one that is dead on. What is most disquieting about Evans’ “Trojan Barbie” is not the tattered, plastic body parts hanging over the set, but its intense focus on personal suffering rather than a macro-overview of a historical event.“Trojan Barbie”—which had its world premiere at the American Repertory Theatre on Saturday, March 28—follows Lotte, a British doll repair-woman, who goes on vacation...
...between men and women, and there is a lot of sexual tension and overt sexual references,” says Morris, who is also a Crimson contributing writer. “Lysistrata” was chosen, in part, to address the relative scarcity of plays produced on campus that focus on women. “The Classics Club chose the play, because we thought it was time for a play about girls,” Koven-Matasy explains.Following Lysistrata as she leads a sex strike, the play challenges stereotypical gender roles. By placing typically masculine domains, such...
...Troupe opted in this instance to grant the free pass. As expletives rained from the crowd and home bench, Big Green head coach Bob Whalen argued, to no avail.THE BALK MOVEAll year long Walsh has emphasized the little things, honing fundamentals on the diamond. One such focus has been pickoffs, of which the team has 10—including four by Suter—this season. In attempting these moves Harvard has also yielded eight balks, but Walsh welcomes the risk of granting an extra base.“I ask all the guys on the first...
...institutional investors, particularly hedge funds, have taken a beating in the market and been forced to trim costs including staff, the demand for outside research has in some quarters actually increased. "There are different kinds of independent research," says Argus president John Eade. "As the settlement winds down, the focus is shifting away from ratings and reports to evolving forms, like expert networks and primary sources-meetings with our analysts, our institutional clients and different CEOs and CFOs we've gotten to know." But that analysis isn't making it into the hands of individual investors or their brokers...