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...common room. But re-adjusting yet another time was beyond worth it. Kirkland welcomed me, as the other Houses had, with open arms, and by now I feel like I’ve lived there forever. Any Matherites reading this are probably scandalized at this point, but Jerk-land honestly isn’t half bad. Harvard housing made me realize once and for all that I’m an experience addict. Many have said that since randomization went into effect, the Houses no longer each have a distinct character. If you are inclined to believe this, then perhaps...
...observers. As the program stands, participants must teach in a high-need district - one with "a poverty rate of at least 20% or at least 10,000 poor children" - in order to receive the $5,000 cash assistance. And a $5,000 bonus is available to teachers who land in schools where "at least 50% of the students are from low-income families or the school has a large percentage of students who qualify for assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act." (See pictures of the U.S. troops in Iraq...
...history. Draft-dodging, protests and the burning of draft cards and American flags abounded in a protest movement that had something for everyone. Young adults from middle-class backgrounds - hippies - allied with working-class opponents of the war who felt that an expensive war in a foreign land did not serve their interests. Antiwar protests built on the momentum of the civil rights movement and borrowed many of its nonviolent tactics: among the iconic images from the time are flowers in guns, Abbie Hoffman and the Chicago Seven at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, sit-ins, bed-ins, peace...
This week's arrest of accused Rwandan génocidaire Idelphonse Nizeyimana is the kind of thing that human-rights lawyers dream about. Dubbed the "Butcher of Butare," Nizeyimana is a suspect whose conviction would be a powerful symbol of justice in a land where thousands of the genocide's perpetrators escaped punishment by blending back into society or fleeing across the border into the Democratic Republic of Congo...
...Alexander Karpov, director of the EKOM Center, says there is no economic reason for Gazprom to mar the cityscape. It could easily house its offices, he says, in a building that follows the city's rules for architectural preservation. The land-use committee's vote last week, which city councilor Malkov calls a "farce," granted the Okhta Center a unique exemption to these rules, approving a design four times taller than is normally permitted. (See pictures of Russia celebrating Victory...