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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...disappearance of Party Fund grants for alcoholic beverages made many students think Harvard would never again foot the bill for fun. The current UC, however, has taken steps to change this with the new Student Initiated Programming Fund. Introduced last semester, the SIP Fund will allow upperclassmen of legal drinking age to apply for retroactive grants of $200 for student events—which can be parties—in House common spaces...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Responsible Fun | 11/10/2009 | See Source »

...government's embattled anticorruption commission and two of its members who were recently detained by police. Hundreds turned up in the blistering heat to pressure the government to bring to justice those believed to control law-enforcement agencies in Indonesia - referred to by many now as the "legal mafia" - who are suspected of trying to frame several anticorruption officers, whose commission is referred to as the KPK, on corruption charges. "We have come to show our support for the KPK and the people in their fight against corruption," says Yassin Abdullah, a student whose friends spent six days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protesters Rally for Indonesia's Anti-Graft Unit | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...status as one of the world's most corrupt countries. In his drive to attract billions of dollars in investment capital, SBY, as the President is known, has let the KPK target powerful players in business and politics and even members of his own family to establish a stronger legal foundation and investment climate. Of the nearly 150 cases it has handled, out of more than 30,000 registered complaints, the five-member team has secured a 100% conviction rate in the Corruption Court, making it one of the country's most feared institutions. (Read about SBY's efforts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protesters Rally for Indonesia's Anti-Graft Unit | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...effective in the fight against corruption," he told TIME in an exclusive interview on Nov. 2. "Even though they are currently having some problems, they remain an important part of our fight against corruption." The President admitted that he was fully aware of international criticism of the country's legal and judicial bodies. "Because of that we will continue reforming the police, the attorney general's office and the courts so there will be no more cases of corruption by law enforcers," he added...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protesters Rally for Indonesia's Anti-Graft Unit | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...what investors need to hear and, as some economists are warning, will also need to see put into practice if the country is to attract badly needed foreign capital. In the meantime, Anggodo Widjojo, a businessman and one of the men caught on tape conspiring with legal authorities to set up the KPK, has yet to be charged. "Why hasn't Anggodo been arrested?" asks Yanuar Rizky, an independent analyst and columnist writing on economic issues. "It looks as if you have to be close to the powers that be in Indonesia if you want to be safe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protesters Rally for Indonesia's Anti-Graft Unit | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

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