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Until the moment their world came apart on Oct. 12, the surfers and club kids who flocked to the idyllic resort of Bali had little reason to believe they were in any particular danger. The U.S. had issued a general travel advisory about increased al-Qaeda activity around the globe. But the possibility that terrorists would strike Bali, a Hindu island in mostly Muslim Indonesia, seemed so remote that several officials from the U.S. embassy in Jakarta decided to spend their Columbus Day weekend there; one of them was relaxing just outside the Sari Club an hour before it blew...
...tier colleges, recently reported a drop in Harvard’s yield, the percentage of students who accept the offer to enroll. For the class of 2006, only 61.2 percent of admitted black applicants decided to attend Harvard, as opposed to 63.8 last year, as reported in the Boston Globe. In absolute terms, there are six fewer black students in this year’s first-year class than last year. While this year’s drop will not lead to a profound shift in Harvard’s demographic profile, the black student yield should be viewed...
...Folk tales are so wonderful because they really bridge cultures; they instruct as well as entertain. From the furthest corner of the globe, everything is accessible,” pronounces LaTeef...
...seemed as if the stereotypical fears surrounding homosexuality were disappearing these days. It was just last month when the Boston Globe reported it would, like the New York Times, begin publishing announcements of gay and lesbian unions. Two years ago, Vermont became the first state to formally recognize civil unions, providing gay couples with many of the same rights, benefits and responsibilities of traditional marriage. Debuting its fifth season this fall, the critically acclaimed NBC television show, “Will and Grace” has two gay characters, including network primetime’s first gay male lead...
...first incident, on Wednesday morning at 7 a.m., John Yasaitis, 55, was struck by an eight-person racing shell. Eyewitnesses told the Boston Globe that the rubber-tipped prow of the boat penetrated his torso, hurling him into the water. According to police, he was bleeding and badly injured...