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...poppy industry supports drugs, terrorism, inner-city crime, and civil war in Latin America,” Pinker said, his voice drowned out as the room erupted in guffaws. He called on the latke lovers to sign his petition calling on Harvard and MIT to divest from companies that buy or sell poppy seed hamantashen...
Last week, two notorious speakers were invited to Cambridge to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At MIT, Dovid Weiss, a leader of the tiny, rabidly anti-Zionist Ultra-Orthodox sect of Judaism known as "Neturei Karta," participated in a panel sponsored by several student groups as well as by MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. And at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Norman Finkelstein, an assistant professor at DePaul University, spoke at an event sponsored by the Palestine Awareness Committee, the Society of Arab Students, and other campus groups...
...pushed Harvard’s lead to nine points, The Crimson never looked back. Committing only five errors in 35 total attempts helped to seal an easy 30-18 victory, which set the tone for the rest of its impressive match. Because Harvard’s upcoming contest against MIT is not until next Wednesday, Ridolfi has decided to give his players a four-day respite before their next practice. “It’s going to be great rest for us,” Fitz said. “Friday and Saturday are huge matches...
...state’s public universities from punishing or expelling students who attempt to commit suicide or seek treatment for suicidal tendencies. The legislation, approved on Friday, comes in the wake of a spate of suicides at Virginia universities. And it follows several high-profile cases, including one at MIT in 2000, in which families of college students who were suspected of committing suicide sued universities officials for failing to provide adequate mental health care. “It is the only bill of its type in the country,” said the bill’s sponsor, Delegate...
Sara Seager, a professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences at MIT, said more accurate results will depend on a better telescope...