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...sympathize with his frustration at mainstream protest. Japan continues to slaughter hundreds of whales every year, under the pretense of a “research program” that produces few research papers but sells plenty of whale meat to the Japanese public (there has been an international moratorium on whaling in place since 1986, but scientific research is exempt). Whaling is inherently inhumane, and these mighty creatures take an average of five to 30 minutes to slowly bleed to death, while others escape wounded to die at the ocean’s bottom...
...Space has been another major concern, with a two-year moratorium on transfer students announced last month...
...similar transfer moratorium was announced in 1974, with mixed results...
While Kissinger would have qualified for transfer under recent policies, even he would be rejected under the current transfer moratorium...
...Kennedy could still hypothetically apply to Harvard despite this year’s transfer moratorium. If a student has not yet completed a year at another post-secondary school, the student can still apply to Harvard as a freshman—though the student would not receive credit for work done at another institution, according to Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath...