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...Balestracci continues to perform as he has in his first three seasons, he’ll probably keep on hearing it—in the National Football League. In fact, Balestracci could be drafted earlier any Harvard player in history. Currently, Isaiah Kacyvenski ’00 holds that honor with his fourth-round selection (119th overall) by the Seattle Seahawks in April...
...Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) named Harvard the Jostens Institution of the Year on Sept. 8 for the first time in the award’s nine-year history. The honor recognizes the college with the highest standards of academic and athletic performance each year...
...AIDS or malaria, to waive international patent laws and buy cheap foreign copies of expensive drugs. Though Indian companies have had a huge impact on the prices of AIDS drugs in Africa (see chart above), they're not actually selling much of their products there because many African nations honor international patent laws. Cipla's Hamied estimates that his company provides drugs to no more than 30,000 AIDS patients in Africa, where some 29 million people are HIV positive...
...right to marry is not a state issue. Though some states would prefer to have power over the issue of gay marriage, jurisdiction belongs in the hands of the federal government. Federal legislation is needed to protect gay marriage and to require states to honor the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution with respect to gay couples. Such legislation would have important economic and symbolic ramifications for the gay community as a whole. It would help protect and promote the freedoms to which homosexuals, like all Americans, are entitled...
...work, and panel discussions, seminars and lectures ("Promotion of Literature in Lesser Known Languages") cater to those with education on their mind. Award ceremonies - the 2003 Peace Prize goes to Susan Sontag on Oct. 12 - bring some glamour to the otherwise business-oriented venture. This year's guest-of-honor country, Russia, is going to provide some special treats. Some 150 Russian writers will present their books, among them some of the country's increasingly popular "Ladies of Crime" who will read from their new murder mysteries. Polina Dashkova, author of Russian Orchid, for instance, will take part...