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...academic initiatives. In addition, the Faculty appoints of the Dean of College, who plays perhaps the most significant role in the student experience at Harvard. As an example of the influence the Faculty has on academics, recall that Kirby and the Faculty administered the curricular review, whose fruits will govern undergraduates’ academic life for the next generation. The decisions made by the new dean will thus have a considerable effect on the student body. It is only fair that a person in a position with such a large effect on students is chosen with some student input. Placing...
...office of President is not in contention but constitutional reforms have transferred the selection of Prime Minister and most of the Cabinet from the President to the Rada. If Yanukovych gets enough votes to form a coalition with smaller parties, he will have more influence on selecting a government than Yushchenko. That would likely undermine the President's drive to integrate Ukraine more closely with the West, toward an eventual aim of membership in the European Union. Instead, Ukraine would once more align itself with Moscow. "This is a very special election," says Volodymyr Lytvyn, the Rada speaker and leader...
...alienate more centrist students in the way this campaign is likely to—these posters are hardly beyond the pale for a University that prides itself on the open exchange of diverse ideas. Students should have enough backbone to tolerate alternate viewpoints without allowing infantile instincts to govern their behavior. Those who claim an equivalent right of expression in tearing down the posters have a horribly impoverished notion of this right. Free speech is about the free exchange of ideas. It is not about shouting down a speaker, burning a book, or tearing down a legitimately placed poster. Hopefully...
...have political chaos it tends to be short-term and with limited impact on the economy. But if Thaksin comes back after the election, it will be difficult for him to rule legitimately. This is the big problem that creates all kinds of uncertainties. Whatever decision or policies the government makes, there's always the feeling that it could be reversed after he goes. It's going to affect the ability of Thaksin to govern, and businesses will factor this into account. Investments that require a stable climate will be delayed...
...than “days that ‘The OC’ is on.” The “morally just kid” has helped us understand that reading our friends’ e-mail behind their backs is not acceptable, and that letting testosterone govern every decision we make is not necessarily healthy. The “messy kid” reminds us that it’s alright to relax and take a break from the intense Harvard atmosphere once in a while. Also, when you’re hungry late at night, with...