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...Harvard Black Men’s Forum (BMF) celebrated the launch of the revamped Remix magazine last night in Ticknor Lounge. Students flipped through the pages of the newly unveiled full-color glossy while munching on cheese and crackers and listening to live jazz. The magazine, which began as a black-and-white newsletter-style publication, has been enhanced and redesigned under the direction of David A. Williams ’07, the magazine’s editor-in-chief and the publications chair of BMF. The original Remix was founded in 2002 to create a forum for open discussion...
Harvard Summer School is getting a little Seoul. The University will launch its first summer study abroad program in South Korea this year, bringing American, Korean, and other international students to Ewha Womans University in Seoul for a five-week study of Korean history, politics, and culture. Designed to foster cultural and academic exchange among students and faculty, the program features courses on Korean literature, art history, post-World War II politics, and gender relations. “This will be a fascinating new way to understand Korean culture,” wrote Professor Eun Mee Kim, dean of international...
...warning warranted? Not at this point, says Dr. Thomas Laughren of the FDA. But the agency will review the risk labels on the drugs and probably launch a formal study of cardiovascular dangers. Over-prescription is another big concern. Nissen notes that 10% of 10-year-old boys are being treated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder...
That's why Google's decision to launch a censored website in China was so jarring. (See "Google Under the Gun," TIME, Feb. 13, 2006.) Doing a totalitarian government's bidding in blocking the truth in order to make a few extra bucks is practically the definition of evil. Google acknowledges that it's in a tough situation but says it ultimately has to obey local laws. "There's a subtext to 'Don't be evil,' and that is 'Don't be illegal,'" says Vint Cerf, an Internet founding father who now serves as "chief Internet evangelist" at Google. "Overall...
...Tamil side has its own die-hard brigades. In a late-November speech, rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran admitted he had intended to launch a new offensive last year before the tsunami made it impractical. Prabhakaran warned Rajapakse that he would attack within three months unless the government recognized Tamil self-determination. "The Tigers didn't even allow me to breathe," Rajapakse told TIME. "They attacked within days [of the election]. They are trying to force us into...