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Stanford's Janet E. Halley, a scholar known for linking the metaphysics of English poet John Donne and the modern politics of "don't ask, don't tell" sexuality, has been appointed professor of law at Harvard Law School...
...Harvard's first expert on gender and sexuality in the legal system, Halley will teach courses on family law, sexual harassment and feminist legal theory when she joins the faculty in the fall...
...both an experienced attorney and a bridge between the worlds of law and literary criticism," said Dean of the law school Robert C. Clark. "I am delighted that Professor Halley has chosen to continue her exciting and important work as a member of the Harvard Law School faculty...
...Bayeux Tapestry, the astonishing embroidered storyboard of the Battle of Hastings, one can see Edward the Confessor of England dying in January 1066 and Harold Godwinson, an earl, enthroned. A woolen comet (Halley's) streams across a linen sky, auguring bad luck. William, who believed the English crown had been promised him, lost no time. Five hundred vessels eventually ferried 7,000 men and their 2,000 mounts. Contrary winds delayed the force on the French side of the English Channel for 15 days--just long enough for Norway to launch its own 300-ship attack on the north...
While it may take another century to fully understand the Taino culture, it should not take as long to eradicate the myth of Columbus as a hero. HALLEY ALLEN Holden, Mass...