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...hard-line stance as a high-ranking member of Burma's ruling junta--he refused even to talk to pro-democracy leaders--helped foster the climate that in recent weeks has prompted widespread demonstrations led by Buddhist monks and the arrests of thousands. Prime Minister General Soe Win first impressed his bosses in 1988 when he brutally quashed an uprising at Rangoon University by ordering troops to open fire on protesters. He later earned the moniker "Butcher of Depayin" for masterminding a bloody 2003 attack on democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters...
...Although Undergraduate Council Vice President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 argued at yesterday’s meeting of the full Faculty that beaming the meetings would “permit transparency,” as well as foster debate, professors chose, without a formal vote, to continue the long-standing practice of prohibiting live broadcast. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...however, good news across the board for the Crimson freshmen. First-year defender Chris Huxley had a pass intercepted at his own blue line at the end of the second period. The errant pass led to a breakaway and shorthanded score for PEI’s Craig Foster that brought the margin back to one goal at 4-3. “We all made mistakes out there today,” Taylor said of the miscue. “[We were] shaking the rust off, and it didn’t matter if you were a freshman...
...students are incensed again, condemning the administration for canceling the UC Party Fund and cracking down on drinking at student group events. This time, though, things are different. Harvard University is not a police force. It’s a school, and its primary responsibility is to foster the growth and development of its students, socially as well as academically. That calculus might not justify directly handing out liquor to minors, but it could support turning a blind eye to a little benign law-breaking...
...eating hangover chicken breast after hangover chicken breast. DICTATED DIETSAlthough Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) has made a commendable effort to integrate local and seasonal foods into our monotonous diets, the proof is not in the pudding. Our dining halls and their all-inclusive meal plans supposedly exist to foster a culture of learning, even at mealtime. But those looking for information about why we should eat sweet corn in the summer and root vegetables in the winter will find few explanations.In some ways, the answer is obvious: sweet corn is ripe in the summer, and root vegetables last into...