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Rosenthal’s letter is much more than a reminder that HUGHP will no longer cover retirees. It is also a reminder that Harvard is not above treating its employees according to the results of cold cost-benefit analyses. Unlike many other large employers, whose business is limited to making money, Harvard is in an ideal position to provide its workers with better health coverage than a look at the prices might support. It would seem less critical for the University to minimize risks to its balance sheet than risks to its former employees’ health...
...have been killed since the beginning of the U.S. occupation, the Ministry of Interior estimates, exceeding the number of U.S. soldiers who have lost their lives (547 since March 20). One tantalizing possibility is that al-Qaeda may be fueling the attacks. In mid-January, U.S. officials intercepted a letter they believe was written by al-Qaeda operative Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, who is thought to be based somewhere inside Iraq. The letter characterizes Iraq's new security forces as "the eyes, ears and hand of the occupier" and says they should be targeted "before their power strengthens...
Open criticism of the government last week reached a level not seen since the fall of Shah Reza Pahlavi. In a letter to Khamenei, angry reformist Majlis members denounced his repressive policies and compared him unflatteringly with his predecessor. "The popular revolution brought freedom and independence in the name of Islam," they wrote. "But now you lead a system in which legitimate freedoms and the rights of the people are being trampled in the name of Islam." Khamenei's allies responded immediately, with judicial officials shutting down Iran's two leading reformist dailies for daring to publish parts...
...been a long time since college sports resembled what they were in their sunny, letter-sweater days. Today they are big business, which means big money, which too often means bad behavior. In 2002 the University of Alabama was barred from postseason play for two years for violations that included providing strippers for the enjoyment of recruits. Top running back Lynell Hamilton claims he was offered alcohol, pot and sex at a party while visiting the University of Oregon in 2002. Disgusted, he went to San Diego State instead...
Kirby wrote in the annual letter that he hopes that FAS will consider how it can change the environments within departments to make the atmosphere more favorable to women. He encouraged job search committees to pay particular attention to women candidates...