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...Mine is hardly a complaint. After final exams at the end of May, the whole student body will stay on campus for two more weeks, instead of rushing away to start an internship or a job. As we wait for the May Balls, all-night formal dances along the banks of the Cam, we will sit outdoors in the sunshine discussing politics and philosophy. We will watch the punters in the Cam and enjoy some precious hours reflecting on the intellectual discoveries of the academic year gone...
...degrees colder than the ones we're being shown," she said. The students sat huddled in winter jackets, some wearing hoods or hats. Sadder was the breakfast room at the hotel that morning, just after a complimentary - and lavish - buffet had been served to us. A friend of mine, from the orchestra's delegation, arrived after 9 a.m., when the buffet had closed. As she entered she saw a couple of the waitresses at work. They weren't clearing the mountains of food away; they were taking pictures of it. It has been 10 years since the great famine ended...
...Visions of a Dream Team Many people have proposed their idea of the ideal Democratic ticket [Feb. 18]. Here's mine: Obama for Prez, with John Edwards for Veep and Clinton for Secretary of State. The arrangement would be the best of all possible combinations. Obama would bring the inspiration of Kennedy's Camelot, Edwards as Vice President would preclude Bill's getting in the way, and Hillary would get a policy-heavy job she can sink her teeth into. The ticket would be so damn compelling, the Republicans would probably concede in October. Ronald D. Green, San Jose, Calif...
...Visions of a Dream Team Many people have proposed their idea of the ideal Democratic ticket [Feb. 18]. Here's mine: Obama for Prez, with John Edwards for Veep and Clinton for Secretary of State. The arrangement would be the best of all possible combinations. Obama would bring the inspiration of Kennedy's Camelot, Edwards as V.P. would preclude Bill's getting in the way, and Hill would get a job she can sink her teeth into. The ticket would be so damn compelling, the Republicans would probably concede in October. Ronald D. Green, SAN JOSE, CALIF...
...Internet use.The discussions, which attracted a standing-room only audience, were triggered by recent alleged abuses to net neutrality—the idea that Internet providers should not be able to block consumers’ access to Internet resources.“The Internet is as much mine and yours as it is AT&T and Comcast’s,” said Representative Edward J. Markey, a Democrat from Malden, Mass. who recently introduced a bill in the House to preserve net neutrality.Commissioners said that these recent allegations may violate citizens’ fundamental right to freedom...