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...wear in the dining halls. “There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being proud of who you are,” Nicolson said. Yesterday, Nicolson affixed a black pin with the word “pride” and a rainbow triangle to the front of his white cook’s hat. Adams House cook and the union’s Chief Steward Edward B. Childs, who is involved in the ongoing investigation, said discrimination based on sexual orientation has been increasing recently. “It’s not a coincidence that Proposition...
This lack of oversight juxtaposes a high number of abuses over the years, many of which have been forgotten. In 1994, 29-year-old Anthony Báez was strangled by an NYPD officer after refusing to leave the street in front of his home where he was playing football with his little brother. In June 2007, Michael Tarif and Evelyn Warren, human rights attorneys, were themselves assaulted when they attempted to help a young black man who was being beaten by the cops. Oscar Grant’s murder is part of a long history that calls far higher...
Overwhelmingly Christian, the Chin live in the impoverished mountains near the India-Burma border. An armed wing of the Chin National Front, which was founded in 1988, is one of the few remaining forces waging an insurgency against the ruling junta, but it has been accused by human-rights groups of mistreating its own people. Like the Rohingya, the Chin claim the junta persecutes them in part because of their religious beliefs. Most Chin are American Baptists, having been converted by missionaries in the 19th century. Although tens of thousands of Chin are believed to have sought refuge in India...
...that includes organizations such as Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The E.U. move, which came after a long lobbying campaign by the MEK's supporters in Europe, sparked an outcry in Tehran. About 300 people were gathered around noon on Wednesday in front of the British Embassy in Tehran to protest the E.U. decision. Some in the crowd threw stones at the embassy, while others held up shoes on sticks in a show of deep disrespect in the Middle East...
...this time last year, anointing it as the team to beat in the Ivies. This year, a win over the Bears won’t bring the same result. Cornell’s undefeated Ivy season last year and fine non-conference schedule has already made it the clear front-runner. Home team...