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...woman could still challenge the law by showing that she would get sick without the procedure. And while Justice Clarence Thomas, with Antonin Scalia, wrote separately that the right to abortion shouldn't exist, the court's two new Bush-appointed members--John Roberts and Samuel Alito--didn't join them. That may bode well for the future of Roe v. Wade...
Roger D. Huffstetler Jr. came to Harvard for a PhD in chemistry a few years ago, but left soon after to join the Marines. He was deployed both to Afghanistan and Iraq, and is now ready to come back here, this time for a joint degree from HBS and KSG. “Harvard undergraduates are unique individuals and have a lot to add to society, but they also have a lot to add to the armed forces...I don’t want them to discount that as an option,” said Huffstetler...
...many of these students the choice to join the military does not represent an end, but a means. Besides seeking out a sense of camaraderie at a place where many share their experience, veterans choose to come to Harvard because they feel their time in the armed forces has prepared them for the next step. Those who serve point out that the skills they have learned act as a building block in their career. “I got so much personally out of being in the military that I feel badly for somebody who might want...
...while we may be tempted to join the moralizers, we should realize that Don Imus and his ilk are little more than the trained apes of the public, locked in a screeching contest for our attention. It’s an ignoble pursuit, but they know that better than anyone. Ultimately, the potency of their voices is buttressed only by the existence of a satisfied audience...
...Yale students formed Universities Allied for Essential Medicine and pressured their university and Bristol-Myers to allow the distribution of a generic version that same year. Asking the audience, “Are you going to take this from a Yalie?” Kim urged Harvard students to join the effort in pushing universities to amend licensing policies for new drugs so that the poor are ensured access to the fruits of academic research. For Harvard students en route to a multitude of careers, Kim said that “having the experience right now of getting involved...