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...having children or a career, unfortunately resulting in a decision by many women not to have a family. The concept of working outside the home in order to provide a good role model for your children and the best possible education for them has not yet taken root in German society, but there are signs of change on the horizon. Peg DeRose-Schaefer Haar, Germany Gay Virtues Critic Richard Corliss's piece "How the WEST Was Won Over" described the critical acclaim received by the movie Brokeback Mountain [Jan. 30]. I only wish we could hear someone at the Academy...
...dealing with possible outbreaks - some grimmer that others. Zookeepers at Frösö Zoo in central Sweden have said they are prepared to put down all of its 500 birds, including flamingos, if H5N1 enters the country. WORLD CUP Soccer fans were shaken last week when the German media relayed doubts over the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany. Both Bärbel Höhn, the Greens' agricultural expert, and Klaus Stöhr, head of the WHO influenza program, were reported to have said cancellation would be considered if mass cases of human influenza occurred in Germany...
...challenging University President Lawrence H. Summers’ leadership on the docket—in the wake of Summers’ resignation Tuesday.The Faculty Council cancelled the meeting to give Faculty members “time to settle” after Summers’ resignation, said Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature Judith L. Ryan, a member of the Council.The Faculty will have a “non-regular” meeting of voting members on March 7 to share “ideas and feelings” about University governance, according to 300th Anniversary University Professor Laurel Thatcher...
...achievements keep materializing on campus and in students’ lives. The Harvard Financial Aid Initiative has deepened our commitment to social mobility in a country with increasingly calcified social structures. The Office of International Programs now thoroughly encourages international experiences. With the recent appointment of a German architectural firm, we now have concrete steps toward a new campus in Allston. The Curricular Review, the Women’s Center (whatever that will be), popularized Freshmen Seminars, and others, populate the list of achievements of Harvard’s prime Diet Coke addict. Because of your long-term vision...
Last week I interviewed Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature Judith L. Ryan, who had just placed a new “no confidence” motion on the docket for this Tuesday’s Faculty meeting. Ryan seemed to like my questions, but one notable naysayer’s criticism echoed through cyberspace. Richard Bradley, author of the bestselling “Harvard Rules,” wrote on his blog: “the Crimson really needs to be more careful about showing its biases. Is the faculty ‘drunk with power?...