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...unclear why the kidnappers targeted Waddah. The U.S. official familiar with kidnapping gangs in Iraq speculates that the arrival of a new family in a wealthy neighborhood may have alerted local criminals. "Typically the kidnappers would do some homework, tracking the movements of the family, deciding on whom to grab and when," he says. Waddah believes it was an opportunity snatch: the kidnappers happened to be cruising the street and, when they saw him get out of a brand-new car, assumed he was rich. Later, during interrogations by his captors, the Chevrolet Lumina would come up again and again...
When activists begin a campaign, we first appeal to the conscience of the University. We meet with administrators, call on our fellow students, faculty, and alumni, table in dining halls, and raise awareness with every means at our disposal. While we often have to grab public attention in order to break through the Harvard bubble, we take every possible step to resolve the matter through community education, public dialogue, and negotiation first...
...reopening—has side effects besides not being able to get late-night grub and suds. In the past, freshmen have used Loker as a hangout and study spot, and upperclassmen, especially those unable to trek back to their own houses for lunch, have congregated in Loker to grab Fly-By and catch up on work. While we sympathize with the freshmen who have lost use of this space, they have a number of other options—namely their own nearby dorm rooms and many newly renovated freshman common rooms. Upperclassmen, meanwhile, simply have no place...
...overrun by a slew of supernatural “creatures of the night,” also boasts a comprehensive jack-o-lantern gallery in which pumpkins are carved to look like famous characters from American horror movies. Admission is $22—quite a pretty penny! And grab a friend’s car—Witch’s Woods is located in Westford near the Nashoba Valley Ski Area. http://www.witchswoods.com. Spook-seekers with a taste for the gargantuan should also consider Haunted Overload (“an extravaganza that overloads the senses”) in Exeter...
...packed schedules of most Harvard students, this is often not an option, and to their credit, most students aren’t complaining. But the situation, though not dire, could still be improved. An appropriate analogy is with the fly-by lunch service, which allows students to grab food in the yard without having to return to their Houses. Its absence did not cause a visible inconvenience, but its presence proves a great help...