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...past generations. The quaint submission to one’s elders is liable to be caricatured as a dogmatic adherence to that bothersome fourth commandment, but I’d like to think it’s far more sensible than that—you might call it honor, or respect, whatever you choose to term it. As long as parents are the ones paying for room and board, my fellow students’ only right at this University is to learn or to leave.Perhaps Harvard should reevaluate the issue of co-ed housing, but I have a modest proposition...
...been sitting around moping or scheming. After winning his two medals in Turin, the speedskater has been flying from city to city, working for the charitable association Right to Play and doing three to five interviews a day.That’s not to mention all the praise and honors that have been heaped upon him.Since carrying the United States flag in the closing ceremony of the Games, Cheek has been given the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Spirit Award, appeared on the Wheaties box, and met with President Bush and House Democratic whip Nancy Pelosi.And his hometown...
...UCSB), a group that also pushed for the Burma Freedom Act of 2003. In February, Bo Kyi testified before Congress for the renewal of the act, which bans imports from Burma in order to discourage forced labor under the military junta. “It’s an honor to have someone who’s shown such dedication to democracy and freedom,” said Amy K. Lehr, a student at the Law School who worked for an NGO in Burma. “I found it encouraging that he thinks there?...
...Paco Leal, saw something in the boy that set him apart. "Mehdi had a lot of ambition," says Leal. "And with ambition you can overcome all kinds of other things." Today, Savalli is one of the highest-ranked novilleros (apprentice bullfighters) in Spain. Last year, he received the grisly honor of 52 ears and two tails during his 34 fights, as well as the Golden Shoe award, perhaps the greatest achievement for a novillero. This year he is again poised to rank near the top before becoming a fully fledged torero in the fall. This Saturday, he faces his rival...
...place. Her voice, much higher than the others, does not blend in. “I always sound out of tune,” she says. PT is on the outdoor track today. Sarvis and a male cadet start unwrapping an American flag for a ceremony in honor of a cadet who is contracting. From this point onwards, he will not be able to back out of military service. He is pledging seven years: three more in ROTC, and then four in the Army. Students choose when to contract. If they decide they don’t want to stay...