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There are other examples. Tourism officials and mountain-climbing companies in Nepal said last week that Beijing has asked Nepal to shut down access to southern climbing routes up Mt. Everest. This year's Olympic torch relay includes a visit to the summit of the world's highest mountain; Chinese authorities recently announced that they are closing their side of Everest - the northern slopes - because of overcrowding and environmental concerns. Most climbers believe the real reason is that China wants to prevent any demonstrations that would mar the event. Last year, climbers unfurled a banner at Everest base camp playing...
...complaint is as old as Harvard: Administrators make decisions about student life without engaging students. And students respond, often rightfully, that the decisions are out-of-touch with reality (e.g. booze) or just crazy (e.g. the Library Building at 90 Mt. Auburn...
...Prasad said. At the first part of the discussion on Friday afternoon, the dialogue was led by Aba Cecile McHardy, a former fellow at the Radcliffe Institute. “I am a spiritual friend,” said McHardy, who holds open houses at her apartment on Mt. Auburn St. to teach people how to apply Buddhist practice to their daily lives. “I’m open not just to Buddhists.” McHardy, who said she likes to be known as “The Friendly Dragon” since she doesn?...
...Anton Wintner ’08, who also attends St. Paul Catholic Church on Mt. Auburn St., says the evening service comes across as more relevant to students’ lives...
...Brush said they have been able to close two blocks of Miro Street—right across from Tulane’s campus—for special events like Cinco de Mayo parties, whereas closing two blocks of Mt. Auburn street for an iced-margarita party is almost laughably unlikely...