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There is a scene in the film classic Casablanca when Captain Renault, the head of the local police, finds out that there is gambling going on in the cafe owned by Humphrey Bogart's character. Renault's reaction was to say that "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!" Of course, Renault knew about the activity and was taking a few dollars on the side...
...dining manager allegedly accused two chatting female dining hall workers of being lesbians, according to the president of the union representing Harvard’s dining staff. Janice Loux, Unite Here Local 26’s president, said the manager asked the two women, “What are you, lesbians?” Loux said the manager may have wanted the workers to move on or stop their conversation. The details of the incident, the manager’s exact comment, and the context of the remarks are still under investigation by the union. Loux did not identify...
...Since 9/11, most statistics on race and police reports have been made exempt from public disclosure. The last available large-scale study was a 1999 Bureau of Justice Statistics report: “Use of Force By Police: Overview of National and Local Data.” This comparative study of arrests in Miami-Dade County and Eugene, Oregon, found that in all use-of-force incidents in which the officers used a chemical agent, baton, gun, or other special weapons, 57 percent of the suspects were black, 28 percent were Latino, and only 15 percent were white. More recent...
Mass. Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 announced on Wednesday that the City of Cambridge will lose approximately $2.6 million in local aid for the fiscal year ending June 30—a nearly 10 percent decrease from the $26.7 million in local aid originally allotted. The cut is part of a broader $128 million reduction announced last Friday. Patrick said the cut will be expanded to $375 million next year, pulling another $6.6 million from Cambridge, as part of an effort to close a $1.1 billion shortfall in the state’s budget. The state provides...
...local university’s decision to sell a prized collection of modern art works by artists including Warhol, de Kooning, and Lichtenstein has ignited a firestorm of controversy that may prompt administrators to keep...