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...While unique, Jenkins' experience mirrored the bleak existence that North Koreans have lived through. Ordinary citizens are similarly terrorized and watched over by "leaders" directed by the ruling Workers' Party. Hunger and deprivation are the norm. Speaking in his barely intelligible rural Carolina drawl, Jenkins says North Korean society is "backwards." He seems, even now, like a man on the verge of collapse, his voice cracking as he recalls painful memories. He frequently breaks down in tears...
This limited understanding of what purpose Widener serves has not always been the norm. Matthew Battles, Houghton librarian and author of the recent book Widener: Biography of a Library, pointed out in an e-mail that until about a decade ago, “library access was granted on the honor system. Students of local colleges in particular were welcome to use the reading room and had reference privileges. Under the umbrella of this policy, people entered Widener who only wanted to see the place.” Nonetheless, security concerns, noise and crowding all contributed to the restriction...
...That argument is completely without merit and was bound to convince none of the Court’s nine justices....Claims that giving the state judiciary this sort of power violates some separation-of-powers norm binding on the states are entirely frivolous,” Tribe wrote in an e-mail. Tribe filed an amicus brief in January urging the SJC to support same-sex marriages...
...Malaysia?are responsible for most of the larger-scale hijackings like that of the Luen Fatt. And though there are still plenty of local fishermen armed with machetes who board ships, steal a few mobile phones and leave, more sophisticated operations run by the syndicates are becoming the norm. "Previously, attacks were isolated and mounted from one or two boats, but now they are much more coordinated, with pirates using five to six boats in their attacks," says Mukundan. "They are also increasingly heavily armed, with some even using rocket-propelled grenades...
Students need to show everyone, the BPD included, that partying responsibly, moderating alcohol consumption and taking care of one another are the norm, not the exception. Pleasure and precaution have to mingle during this year’s tailgate. No excuses. Until we, the student body, can prove ourselves, Harvard remains only a few over-drinkers away from losing a tradition as old as The Game itself—for good...