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...anime. There is a Biology scene, which appears to require constant avowals of a preference for “academic biology” and a hatred of “medical school.” And there is a pretentious, English-concentrator scene that definitely entails smoking and pretending Gordon Teskey is a close relative. There are many, many more scenes available, more than I care to write about, for fear of being offensive. “Scene,” however, doesn’t even try to reflect any of this diversity, and merely inspires constant exclamations...
...collapse of the administration's position on torture-and, despite the protestations that it was not a U-turn, it was-echoes another recent reversal. This week, the administration elevated "stability missions"-aka "nation building"-alongside of major combat operations. In a November directive, acting deputy defense secretary Gordon England told his combat commanders around the world to make sure post-combat stability ops are coordinated with the State Department. On Wednesday, Bush formally designated Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to spearhead efforts to rebuild nations following wars or insurrection...
...word came to hundreds of manufacturers via a seven-page letter authored by Gordon "Grubby" Clark, the 72-year-old co-inventor of the foam board and cutthroat founder of the Orange County, California company that long ago drowned out most competitors and shrewdly monopolized its niche. Admitting that his company's use of the carcinogenic toluene diisocyanate, or TDI, is a highly regulated potential health hazard, Clark cited threats of "very large fines, civil lawsuits, and even time in prison" as reasons for the closure...
...part of the ongoing Curricular Review. “Advising is extremely important, so it is very important to have a high-profile person with some authority to work to coordinate and improve it,” History Department Chair and Folger Fund Professor of History Andrew D. Gordon wrote in an e-mail. Rinere said her short-term plans include coordinating all of the College’s information about advising into a single, student-accessible place and designing a peer-advising system. Rinere also said she wants to involve more faculty in the process and to revise advisor...
...concert Monday night and accepted Summers’ personal invitation last June to come to Harvard this fall. Originally, Bono’s visit yesterday was supposed to include a meeting with faculty members specializing in the issues of AIDS in Africa and an address to students at the Gordon Track and Tennis Center. Unfortunately, Bono doesn’t make big speeches while his band is on tour, according to IOP Executive Director Catherine McLaughlin. As a result, around 80 students representing various student organizations, including the IOP, the Harvard African Student Association and the Aids Coalition, were allowed...