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...committees also voted down a shareholder proposal for Caterpillar to evaluate whether it complied with its code of conduct for worldwide business when it sold—directly or indirectly??its equipment to the Israeli Defense Force. The equipment was subsequently used to destroy Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Gray said that other groups that vote on proxies look to Harvard for its rationale when they vote...
...Atkinson announced his recommendation that the SAT I be scrapped from the admissions process in California, he said that the turning point for him was a trip to an upscale private school, where he learned “that they spend hours each month—directly and indirectly??preparing for the SAT.” He said, “The time involved was not aimed at developing the students’ reading and writing abilities but rather their test-taking skills. I have concluded what many others have concluded—that America?...
...Republican National Convention in 2000, estimates the direct economic impact of that convention at $170 million. But Philadelphia’s Mayor Edward Rendell, a Democrat who this month was elected Governor of Pennsylvania, claims the direct benefit is only one-fiftieth of what the city gained indirectly??benefits stemming from public works projects financed in connection with the convention...
...favorite in the midfield alongside All-American Katie Westfall is freshman Maile Tavepholjalern, who has Westfall’s ability to see the field and spot the hard-to-find openings. Hodel is Harvard’s more defensive-oriented player in the middle, but she contributes on offense indirectly??by allowing the other players in the middle to take risks—and directly, as she is often left with outside looks...
Second, I have learned a great deal about teamwork, leadership and—indirectly??human solidarity. In the classroom, I have always thought in terms of the individual, of myself. Conversely, within sport, the focus is almost entirely on the team. Bonded together in the pursuit of a single goal—no matter how insignificant—a fluidly functioning team is perhaps the ideal of human solidarity...