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...their budget from the newly-created Student Life Fund—a joint venture between the UC and the College Dean’s Office. Under the fund, HoCos are eligible for two grants of up to $1,250 each—enough money to fund approximately one formal per semester. The fund also sponsors domestic travel for student organizations. Last spring when the UC gave money that was originally earmarked for party grants to HoCos, each of the 12 upperclass Houses received an extra $1,000 on top of the $4,870 in upfront funding. Dudley House received...
...major cool points.” He said he expects that the @college.harvard.edu e-mail addresses will be ready for use by students in the pilot program within the next few days. FAS IT declined to comment on any aspects of the e-mail changes until a formal announcenemt is made in the next few days. —Staff writer Alex M. McLeese contributed to the writing of this story. —Staff writer Charles J. Wells can be reached at wells2@fas.harvard.edu...
...haven't actually seen anything formal," Hall says of Ali Kushayb's trial. "One of the things that Amnesty International is asking for immediately is that Sudan permit a trial observer to attend the proceedings and for a copy of the charges and any other court documents related to the case." On Tuesday, the New York-based Human Rights Watch derided Sudan's domestic investigations into the Darfur conflict as nothing more than "window dressing." The group's Africa director, Georgette Gagnon, said that Sudan was clearly trying to block the ICC's work. "No one should be fooled...
...recent Chicago Tribune blog post: "Question for Ayers alarmists: Where were you in the 1990s?" That was the period in which Ayers evolved from a bomb-throwing radical into a socially acceptable pioneer in education. At the university in recent days, Ayers' colleagues have circulated letters expressing support. Similar formal statements may soon come from a group of alumni and the university itself. "Bill has nothing to be ashamed about in his scholarly career - it's one that any scholar can take pride in," says Victoria Chou, dean of the College of Education at the University of Illinois here...
...17th century, the Vatican's standards for sainthood were formalized. A non-martyr would need to have performed four posthumous miracles, usually spontaneous healings. (Today, the church requires a team of doctors to verify their veracity and prove that miraculous healings were not the result of modern medicine.) The process included two major steps: beatification, the pope's recognition that a person is worthy of consideration, which begins a lengthy investigation process; and canonization, the pope's formal recognition that a person is truly a saint. In each case the argument for sainthood would be rebutted by a Devil...