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...decades, Sri Lanka lived with war, as the Tigers fought for a Tamil homeland in the north and east of the island. Now, after a four-year cease-fire, many fear it is drifting back into full-blown conflict. Norwegian facilitators have persuaded the Sinhalese government and the Tigers to meet in Geneva later this month, the first time the two sides have come together in three years. The sole item on the agenda is to discuss better implementation of a cease-fire agreement, signed in Feb. 2002, but which is now on life support. "There will be some pretty...
...order to find studio funding, but HBO bought the premise from Cutler at the outset of the project in 2002. Greenfield, Micheli, and Cutler were able to focus all their attention on enjoying the festival—the first for all three—and the completion of their four-year effort.The week in Utah was even more satisfying for the filmmakers because of the documentary’s success at Sundance: long lines of festivalgoers were turned away for all four of the film’s showings in Park City, which were marked by a strong response from...
...calmed the masses by insisting that the outbreak was unrelated to dining hall food, the Crimson ran a “gee-that’s-odd” article, and the incident was ultimately forgotten. Such are the limitations of belonging to a transitory four-year academic institution. Identical incidents that happen five years apart may as well take place at separate universities, so poor is our institutional memory about student life. So to the residents of Cabot House, I say: fear not, as you are not alone in your suffering. My roommate has recovered fully, life has moved...
...study showed that there was a trend towards greater incidence of sexual harassment at private colleges, four-year colleges, and larger university campuses. There were also disparities at private universities between the students’ assessments of their own experiences and their perceptions of the rest of the campus...
...pollution from its oil operations in the Delta is due largely to sabotage?is still struggling to regain the locals' trust. Shell has a new strategy. After seeing millions of dollars from its contributions to development funds vanish in the hands of corrupt officials, Shell last month signed a four-year contract with village leaders that puts $7.7 million at their direct disposal. There is no shortage of worthy causes. The region is plagued by malaria and AIDS, and does not have enough schools or health clinics. "We have to do our part," says Emanuel Etomi, who heads Shell...