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...lion dance was followed by a showcase of Chinese arts. There were performances by the Asian American Dance Troupe, who performed a pair of traditional Chinese dances; the Taiwanese Cultural Society Chinese Yo-Yo Club, who demonstrated the Chinese yo-yo, a spinning wooden object that runs along a string held by both ends; and a zither player, Elaine Kwok...
...object to your insouciant criticism of William B. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield's views on grading ("Harvey 'C-Plus' Mansfield?", Feb. 9). While you may think yourselves entitled to cast Professor Mansfield as woefully atavistic in his belief that it is a professor's job "to point out how little a student knows," The Crimson should show more respect toward the man who has spent half a century at Harvard and secured a reputation--among his students past and present--not merely as a tough grader, but also as one of the finest educators at this...
...Taking into consideration the socially detrimental impact of the gambling industry, PSLM believes that the vast majority of Harvard faculty, staff, alumni and students would strenuously object to Harvard-affiliated investments in Big Gambling," he wrote in the letter...
...When I arrived I was searched by guards who found a tape recorder in my back pocket. One pulled out a gun and pointed it at my head. I said I just wanted a record of what was said, that I had no idea they would object. After half an hour the men calm down but the boss still isn't happy. Slowly, Chay starts to talk, glancing at his boss regularly. "The network is huge," Chay says. The weapons he buys are stored in warehouses on the Thai-Cambodian border, then moved by truck to Burma or other destinations...
When the shooting subsided, Phyllis called 911 and peeked out a window. Between the two cars, she could see an object. It didn't look like a person. "What is that?" she asked the others. A friend said it looked like shopping bags. That's when it began to register: if Derwin had dropped the bags from their afternoon shopping trip, he might be pinned between the cars, crouching down. Or, she thought, maybe he had made it around the cars and was trapped against the house. She opened the door. "Derwin, Derwin!" she shouted into the darkness. "Come...