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Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda by Jean-Philippe Stassen, a Belgian who lives in Rwanda, makes the greatest impression of this first round of books. First there is its setting, modern Rwanda, just after the ethnic massacres of 1994 that left 800,000 people dead in 100 days. Rich in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Your Mark! | 5/2/2006 | See Source »

President Bush is continuing to emphasize the dual points of maintaining both a welcoming and a law-abiding country, but some Republican officials fret that White House officials are not being insistent enough about getting a bill passed in the face of conservative resistance. "They're governing against their base...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the Boycotts Hurt Immigration Reform? | 5/1/2006 | See Source »

The coverage of the fishapod was excellent. The classification of species gives the impression of significant changes having occurred within a single generation, a misunderstanding often used by antievolutionists. But a species is a snapshot that represents a lineage at a convenient point. Every child has differences from its parents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 8, 2006 | 4/30/2006 | See Source »

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a competent employer must be in want of a Harvard student. But inside that 400-year-old veneer built by the accomplishments of Harvard alumni, cracks exist—cracks that have recently gained international media scrutiny. Kaavya Viswanathan ’08...

Author: By Andrew D. Fine, | Title: Harvard: Resting on Laurels? | 4/27/2006 | See Source »

Perhaps the most humiliating characteristic of a typical Harvard student is her lack of experience in the country in which she attends college. Speak to some students admired for being well-traveled and culturally aware, and you will be surprised at how many of them have gleefully globetrotted, proclaiming their...

Author: By Emma M. Lind, | Title: The New Provincialism | 4/27/2006 | See Source »

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