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...Princeton High School only had a maximum of two or three Indians in each year. So naturally we took part in the activities of the dominant populations. My particular crowd happened to be mostly Jewish—my attendance at more than my share of bar and bat mitzvahs, deep love of Challah and inadvertently acquired knowledge of Hebrew prayer tunes eventually earned me the title of “honorary Jew.” I also sang in an Episcopalian church choir for ten years, a fact made even stranger by the fact that I was, officially, a temple...

Author: By Ishani Ganguli, | Title: Different Shades of Brown | 4/15/2004 | See Source »

...stops at Nelson Mandela's former house or the Hector Petersen Memorial and Museum, named for a 13-year-old boy who was killed in the famous 1976 uprising; then enjoy a shebeen (backyard bar). Try Jimmy's Face to Face Tours (www.face2face.co.za), which pioneered the concept, or Max Maximum Tours www.backpackafrica.com/ accommod/gauteng/maxmaxim). Half-day tours cost around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Window on the World | 4/11/2004 | See Source »

...blunt way, the act forces Harvard to face the practical reality of its policy barring ROTC. Since the bill is aimed squarely at Harvard—seeking to inflict maximum economic consequences for its moral stance—the real question becomes, how much does Harvard value its policy of nondiscrimination? When the Department of Defense, brandishing the Solomon Amendment, threatened to withhold federal grants unless Harvard Law School allowed military recruiters on campus, the University capitulated and gave the recruiters an exemption from the non-discrimination clause. It should not do so again. If the Senate approves the bill...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Fight Discrimination at All Costs | 4/9/2004 | See Source »

Although police now believe Xu stole over $600,000, he is currently being charged with stealing $160,000. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $25,000 fine. Xu is due back in court on April 23, where he may face further charges...

Author: By Evan M. Vittor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cancer Researcher Charged with Larceny | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

SALES Timed for maximum impact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reading Material | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

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