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...rebels. Reports from the village of Monoko-Zohi indicated that body parts could be seen protruding from a 28-m-long shallow grave. If verified, it would be the worst civilian massacre since a rebellion split the nation into military- and rebel-held zones three months ago. MEANWHILE Jailhouse Mock For Russians, the very mention of the Perm-36 workcamp sets off an involuntary shiver. The notorious Soviet gulag in the Urals housed political prisoners like Jewish dissident Nathan Sharansky. The camp has now reopened - as a museum of political repression. Adventurous (or masochistic) tourists can sleep in uncomfortable cells...
...easy as it is to mock the songs’ oft-misguided lyrics, the album can hardly be criticized for not realizing its vision. It is actually a very decent album as far as children’s music goes. Though hardly reaching the transcendent heights of They Might Be Giants’ “No!” or the Schoolhouse Rock albums, Fine Animal Gorilla is about on par with any of the Sesame Street releases (and is certainly no more deceptive than claiming that Elmo can sing). Highlights of the album include “Even...
...application requires a recommendation letter, two essays, a résumé and transcript. If accepted for the next round, candidates participate in an interview that lasts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The first half of the day includes a one-hour 10-minute mock teaching session, a 20-minute roundtable session to discuss four education-related articles (sent prior to the interview date), a 45-minute Q&A about the program, and a 40-minute writing exercise for strategizing solutions to possible classroom predicaments. Candidates then sign up for a 25-40 minute slot for a personal interview...
Yale Students Against Divestment has held a number of teach-ins on campus. Meanwhile, on Monday, Yale’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, another group supporting the divestment petition, created a mock “checkpoint.” Students dressed in Israeli soldier uniforms, carrying cardboard and plastic rifles, stopped students walking to class and shoved the rifles in their faces. According to the Yale Daily News, frightened spectators eventually called the police to the scene, but no arrests were made...
...speakers also jumped at the opportunity to mock Harvard’s approach to undergraduate education. And they said they feel the current curricular review will do little to change the essence of a Harvard education...