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...Studies concentrators who have done thesis productions were already experienced members of the theater community, and had to provide alternatives to a performance in case their shows were not given space. But one can hardly imagine that a highly invested thesis advisor won’t at some point insist that a particular student’s thesis be given space. What could the student theater community do? As John Drake, ‘06 notes, “There’s no way a Dean will let an extracurricular group dictate to a concentration...
...then moved from one jungle clearing to the next each night, and hidden away during the day in the thick forest. One morning, Teh was finally bundled onto a boat and dropped off at gunpoint on a passing fishing vessel that returned him to Malaysia. (Teh and his family insist that no ransom was paid...
...After all the drama, Reliance remains a professionally managed company, and insiders insist that the controversy won't disrupt its day-to-day business. But the old polish has gone, and millions of ordinary Indians may never again feel that the Ambanis are the one Indian business family that never makes a mistake...
Dealing with cranks is an occupational hazard for most scientists, but it's especially bad for physicists and astronomers. Those who study the cosmos for a living tend to be bombarded with letters, calls and emails from would-be geniuses who insist they have refuted Einstein or devised a new theory of gravity or disproved the Big Bang. The telltale signs of crankdom are so consistent--a grandiose theory, minimal credentials, a messianic zeal--that scientists can usually spot them a mile...
...power to hold enemy combatants indefinitely but also that the courts have very little authority to review the cases of individual detainees. Theirs was a proposal for a dramatic expansion of Executive power. And when detainees fought their cases up to the Supreme Court, the White House continued to insist that the judiciary did not have much oversight in the matter. The White House lost...