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Brauchli (pronounced Brock-lee) started at Dow Jones as a copyreader in 1984 and rose through the ranks from foreign correspondent to global news editor, overseeing the paper's successful Asian and European redesigns in 2005. He was named to the paper's top job almost exactly a year ago, replacing Paul Steiger, who had held the job since 1991. Brauchli received a standing ovation in the newsroom when his appointment was announced and was viewed as someone who would safeguard the paper's credibility in the face of Rupert Murdoch's ultimately successful attempt to purchase Dow Jones...
...Callaghan notched five points for the Crimson with her 2:13.46 win in the 800-meter run, while rookie Jamie Olson’s 4:33.04 finish in the 1500-meter run earned her second in the event and an ECAC qualification.Fellow freshmen Dina Emde and Thea Lee and sophomore Kathryn Orchowski finished second, third, and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles. The trio finished in 1:05.08, 1:05.49, and 1:08.30, respectively.In the field events, sophomore Eda Karesin, Fronk, and junior Evan Favermann highlighted the Crimson effort, by sweeping the javelin throw event with respective...
...Martin Lee has a lot of nicknames. To human rights activists, he is Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy." To Chinese officials and pro-Beijing politicians in Hong Kong, he is a "running dog of the colonialists." But the soft-spoken, 69-year-old lawyer has a relaxed air about him that belies the political waves he has made in the past 23 years. Last month, Lee announced that he would not run for another seat in Hong Kong's Legislative Council after his current term ends in July. "I think we should allow younger people to take over...
...That fight has made Lee the face of Hong Kong's democracy movement, especially during the territory's 1997 transition from British to Chinese rule. Under the current "one-country, two systems" policy, voters in Hong Kong may directly elect half of their 60 legislators, but Beijing retains the power to appoint the territory's chief executive. Lee has doggedly lobbied for greater electoral freedom for Hong Kong citizens. "Martin is for Hong Kong what Aung San Suu Kyi is for Burma, and what the Dalai Lama is for Tibet," says Carl Gershman, President of the National Endowment for Democracy...
...Lee said that for physicians and patient families alike, it is difficult to “show restraint” in choosing care options even when the chances of saving a patient’s life...