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...course, the people who live on such islands want protection from marauding waves, and for millenniums the islands' reefs have provided it. The value of that protection became clear in 1987 after Malé expanded out to the edge of its reef, burying it beneath a thick layer of coral sand and gravel. In April of that year, an armada of giant waves--stirred up, some think, by a distant cyclone in the Indian Ocean--attacked the city, gouging out big chunks of landfill and nearly washing away the car in which Gayoom was riding. A short time later, he gave...
...major focus of the expedition is pollution. Although concentrations of many contaminants have been markedly reduced in the Great Lakes (Superior is the cleanest), toxic chemicals like PCB remain a problem. Researchers plan to devote 16 dives to studying the nepheloid, a cloudy, particle-laden 6-in. layer of water just above the lake floor that seems to trap, and then rerelease, pollutants. "We had thought that bottom sediments were sort of permanent sinks for contaminants attached to particles," explains Steven Eisenreich, a professor of environmental engineering at the University of Minnesota. "Now we're finding out that under certain...
Pathologists examining the polyp had discovered that it was cancerous and that the malignancy had grown through the connective tissue under the colon's inner lining into the layer of muscle that helps the colon contract. Yet their tests suggested that none of the malignant cells had spread beyond the intestine. Thus it was likely, though not certain, that in removing the 2-ft. section of Reagan's colon that contained the polyp, the surgical team had freed the President of cancer...
Nevertheless, students must realize that however real the intellectual Harvard bubble may seem, we live in a city where crime is an unfortunate reality. Despite the extra layer of security that blue light phones provide for those walking back to the Quad at night, students must take other precautions, including staying on the designated safe path, utilizing Harvard University Campus Escort Program, or merely walking in a group. Ultimately, one cannot rely on others for security—one must protect oneself...
It’s not that this is a priori a bad idea. At best, divisional committees would add another layer to the Faculty’s talent scouting that will seek and promote deserving academics that departments, for whatever reason, overlooked. A less rosy, but still positive, scenario is that this will just add a few more sets of eyes to Harvard’s tenure process, leading to a wider pool of professors from which departments can make appointments. After all, even the most able faculty on departmental hiring committees will miss someone now and then. More bureaucracy...