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Newly-minted University President Drew G. Faust did not have to wait long to address a potentially fiery public relations issue. On her second day in Massachusetts Hall, Faust wrote to the president of the University and College Union (UCU), which represents British academics, to denounce the organization’s boycott of Israeli academics and universities...
This summer, solar panels were installed on the roof of Cabot Science Library, and plans are now emerging for wind turbines on the roof of William James Hall. These projects are the most recent—and possibly the most prominent—example of the warm embrace that Harvard and other progressive-minded colleges have given alternative energy, and they are a first step—albeit almost laughably small—toward the dream of locally produced renewable energy...
...musician himself, who became a concert violinist by the age of 9 and sang in the men's chorus at Radio City Music Hall, Kristal still tried to play when his health permitted. "When I'm home, I try to play the guitar and my fingers are not good from the cancer, the chemotherapy," he said. "But I'm trying...
...many international investors as one of the world's last remaining hard-line socialist regimes. But what others consider a pariah state, China sees as an ideological soul mate and business partner. The biggest thoroughfare in Vientiane, as well as the capital's main park and the National Cultural Hall, were all built with money given to the city by the Beijing government. More than 3,000 Chinese laborers are also busy constructing a national stadium, the centerpiece of Laos' debut as host of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. "Laos is profiting from China's own development path," says...
...nation in renaissance. And accordingly, rather than let pop show it to the world, Ethiopia is bringing the world of pop to it. On New Year's Eve, the Black Eyed Peas, that very urban, very American group, are headlining a seven-hour concert at the newly built Millennium Hall in the capital, Addis Ababa. And there are plans for a second concert in October featuring R&B superstar Beyonce, rapper 50 Cent and Janet Jackson, although at this stage the stars are so far "unconfirmed...