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...such progress in other familiar trouble spots. South Africa was torn by unremitting violence as blacks demanded abolition of apartheid and whites were willing to accept only gradual change. Guerrilla wars in Central America raged unchecked, and the so-called peace process in the Middle East made no discernible headway. Nature joined politics in contributing to human misery as earthquakes in Mexico City, a volcano eruption in Colombia and a cyclone in Bangladesh claimed tens of thousands of victims. In the U.S., Reagan became the first President to confer the full powers of his office voluntarily on his Vice President...
...Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) successfully brought cultural icon Bob Dylan to the Harvard campus. The well-publicized, sold-out concert at Gordon Track went off without a hitch and broke even. We were encouraged by the concert’s success, which made headway on an issue that had been a historical embarrassment for student planners...
...with Damascus was dwindling. Syria's support for militant groups that oppose Israel, as well as its close alliance with Iran, has long been an irritant to Washington. But reports of Syrian meddling in Iraq have provoked the most rage. For a time, U.S. diplomats thought they were making headway in persuading Damascus to crack down on the money and manpower the Bush Administration charges is flowing across Syria's border to insurgents in Iraq. But a Pentagon official told TIME that the U.S. believes Syrian military officers went to Fallujah to assist insurgents before the U.S. assault...
...declare “victory” and move on—something the president has had a penchant for in the past. At times like this, the inevitable call for significant troop withdrawals is heard, yet this would be precisely the wrong move. We are starting to make headway in the daunting task of establishing a functional democracy; what Iraq most needs now is increased stability so that the Iraqi people witness the real and definite benefits of democracy come to fruition. Much remains to be done in building a functioning democratic state, and overly self-confident assurances that...
...council and the HCC have made serious headway in an area that has been an historical embarrassment for student planners in years past. The Dylan concert was an excellent event, and praise should be bestowed where praise is due. We look forward to seeing where concerts at Harvard can go from here...