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...would find very few “couples” like us—a Palestinian from Nablus and an Israeli from Herzliya, simply chatting for more than two hours, catching up on life. A week prior to our meeting, Mahmud had returned from a visit to Nablus, his hometown, after spending the past four years living rather comfortably in the United States. The story I heard that sunny afternoon accounts for Hamas’s landslide victory in the Palestinian elections...
...Wattie ’06. In response, Hilfiger mentioned his concerns for India and commercialization in Peru. President of the Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation, Guy Vickers, then stood up to cite Hilfiger’s personal donations, such as a $1 million donation to a school in his hometown of Elmira, N.Y. “Relative to peers in the fashion industry, Hilfiger’s admirable. But on a global level, there are many people who don’t wait to make millions before giving back,” Wattie told The Crimson after the speech. But Baruch...
...year-old who signed for more than a million dollars out of high school; three international players who cannot speak a word of English; and my roommate, Zach, who dropped out of high school and took a three-year hiatus that eventually ended with him signing with his hometown team after a rare open tryout...
House: Eliot Concentration: Applied Math Hometown: Beijing Ideal Date: Great food and even better conversation. Best way for a guy to get your attention: Playing a sport intensely. Where to find you on a Saturday night: Dance floor of a party. First thing you notice about a guy: His smile. Freshman boys or senior men?: Whichever is more mature. Your best pick-up line: Wanna plot some curves? Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: No English, tee hee hee. Favorite childhood toy: A kaleidoscope. Sexiest physical trait: My cheekbones. Favorite part about Harvard: Sorry, what happens...
...hospitals and morgues. After a day's searching, Mohammed found the bodies of his cousins in the city's main morgue. "They had been brutally tortured, cut and burned," he says. "Even their genitals had been mangled." The bodies were buried the next day in the family hometown of Fallujah. Despite a daytime curfew, Mohammed says, many neighboring Shi'ites attended the funeral. "Some of them were very helpful. They helped us make all the arrangements," he says, his voice breaking. Even so, the family decided not to return to Baladiat. "The only Sunni families left there are those...