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...group of antigovernment activists were tried for planning acts of sabotage and antiapartheid revolution, for which Sisulu and Mandela were sentenced to life imprisonment. Sisulu spent the next 25 years incarcerated on the infamous Robben Island. "He has not been honored the way some of us have been... nevertheless, he stood head and shoulders above all of us," said Mandela...
...Nevertheless, the current review of the undergraduate curriculum is the perfect time to fix this problem. The University should require that students take a class that deals exclusively with the areas of our civilization’s greatest ignorance in either science, the humanities or the social sciences. How does the brain work? What is the ultimate fate of the universe? Why do economic theories fail so often? Did Homer actually live, and does that even matter? Although these questions will likely not be solved for many years, if ever, they can serve as inspiration. They can define the broad...
...chairman and CEO of American Airlines; after unions were outraged to learn that he had awarded large bonuses to himself and other top executives last March while workers were being urged to accept wage concessions; in Fort Worth, Texas. To help the airline stave off bankruptcy, the unions nevertheless agreed to $1.6 billion in wage cuts...
With its imposing decor and Kodak-moment perfection, Annenberg holds more appeal for gawking tourists than hungry first-years. Nevertheless, most Yardlings simply accept the lackluster food, overcrowded tables and abrasive Domna interactions as part of their culinary rites of passage...
...with an NBC casting manager. No decisions were made that day.Most of the participants took the possibility of rejection in stride. Jeanne, 31, a one-time model, has a laid-back attitude. “I’m just going with the wave,” she says. Nevertheless, Jeanne was excited about the possibility of dating multiple men. “I was just telling my girlfriends the other day that I need to date five or six men to find out what I’m really attracted to,” she adds. Judging...