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...that Raul Castro, the island’s only candidate, was elected president.Balmori points to Raul’s first acts as president as proof of the continuation of the status quo under the new government. Raul asked permission of the government to consult his brother on state matter and appointed José Ramón Machado Ventura his vice president. Balmori describes Ventura as “a revolutionary who served with Fidel Castro renowned for his commitment to old style socialism.” He says, “In my eyes while Fidel Castro has formally given...
...increasing number of students of color who express feeling like they have to choose—either be connected with a gay community or be connected to their racial or ethnic community and desperately struggle to find a way to remain connected with both.”TIME LAPSENo matter how far the Harvard gay community has come since the days of President Lowell, gay rights advocates say full social acceptance has hardly been achieved. And given that students are notorious for subjecting even personal relationships to cost-benefit analyses, the result is that a large share...
...Arts and Sciences or the College. She has already recognized two major issues that will demand her immediate attention: the renewal of the Houses and the implementation of the new General Education curriculum. To this list, we might add the inconsistent quality of undergraduate education, the perennially contentious matter of social life, and reform of the Administrative Board. Real progress on these issues will require an empowered dean who knows how to forge solutions and enact progress, even on a University-wide scale. And while we are somewhat hesitant about her limited experience in undergraduate administration and College affairs, Hammonds?...
...Israeli military life.With the exhibit running over the next two weeks, contention has risen not betweem Israelis and Palestinians, but within Harvard’s Jewish community itself. CODE OF CONDUCTThe exhibit, which originally opened in Israel in June 2004, has created debate because of its provocative subject matter, as former Israeli soldiers “break the silence” and voice their reflections on their military experiences.One photograph, for example, features Israeli soldiers with the corpses of Palestinian militants after they had been killed by the IDF. The accompanying description explains that the photographs are self-documented...
...this and they fell asleep at the switch," Madonna said. The campaign, however, dismisses this as "a story about nothing," saying a few would-be delegates failed to file their paperwork for personal reasons, such as illness. Even so, they say, the delegate slate is a minor technical matter and Clinton will get credit for every delegate she wins, whether or not she actually named a full slate of delegates. "It's just a matter of waiting for the media to get bored with the subject," spokesman Mark Nevins said. "Nobody else is talking about...