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...Spears said she viewed the closing as “unexpected” and “disappointing,” she acknowledged that the café had many slow days, and that its limited hours—8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.—meant that many students turned to other options...
Being by the sea took on special significance for particular widows. A life based on the rhythm of the tides meant a life slowed by long periods of waiting. Their husbands were as tied by the ocean as by their marriage—they were fishermen, boat mechanics, salt miners. The widows waited for days, sometimes months, while their husbands lived with the sea. And still now, each widow waits to be joined with her husband, not by his return but by her death. In the words of one: “It’s long...
...still better than I used to, but not great,” Christensen said. “[Friday] was just one of those days where I just wasn’t on, I wasn’t feeling it right.” Nevertheless, an off-day for Christensen meant another top-five finish and another invaluable experience bonding with some of the best athletes around the country. “Yesterday was amazing,” Christensen said. “Destinee Hooker and [second place finisher] Elizabeth Patterson had great jumps. They both kept clearing bars...
Meanwhile, because of the new U.S-Iraq security agreement that went into effect on Jan. 1, a first batch of 1,500 inmates were released from Camp Bucca last month, at a rate of about 50 a day. The marked improvement in security across Iraq has meant that more detainees are being released than captured. Last year, 18,600 low-threat inmates were freed from Bucca, while only half of that figure were taken in. Of those released, 497 were transferred to the Iraqi government...
CLARIFICATION: The March 13 article "Justice Speaks on Gender" included a paraphrase of remarks by Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study Dean Barbara J. Grosz that suggested one of the reasons for organizing the conference in question was "to engage Law School faculty into the conference." In fact, Grosz meant to speak even more generally, stating that her intent was to engage Law School faculty into Radcliffe Institute activities...