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...leader Mao Tse-Tung’s Little Red Book through an interlibrary loan. Robert E. Pontbriand, a professor of history at UMass-Dartmouth, said that the student was a member of his course on fascism and totalitarianism. About two months ago, the student used an interlibrary loan to obtain the authoritative version of the Little Red Book for a research paper on Mao, Pontbriand said. The student was subsequently visited by a person or persons who identified themselves as agents of the Department of Homeland Security. He also told Pontbriand that he had been singled out because...
...demand records of individuals who are suspected terrorists or spies themselves or have an explicit connection to suspected terrorists or spies. But Carter said that the FBI does not have the resources or the desire to go on “fishing expeditions.” In order to obtain records of the books an individual has checked out, Carter said, the FBI needs approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court, whose proceedings are not open to the public. The FBI can request other records, including those of internet usage or e-mail addresses, by issuing a National...
...performance studies?This fall, six students did not have to decide, as Harvard and the New England Conservatory (NEC) launched a joint program for undergraduates. Although the joint curriculum is still tiny, it may well be an answer to the prayers of Harvard musicians who have struggled to obtain institutional support for their performance training.A LONG TIME COMINGYale College currently offers a joint program with Yale’s Graduate School of Music. Columbia University’s undergraduates have long been able to receive training at the Juilliard School. Many other schools give academic credit for concert training. Tufts...
...past few decades, the SSN has deviated from its original purpose. Now, SSN’s are required in order to set up basic services such as cell phones, credit cards, and to apply for a driver’s license.Until October 2004, all international students were eligible to obtain a SSN without the necessity of engaging in employment. However, as of Oct. 13, 2004, only those students with evidence that he or she has secured employment or a promise of employment from the school (on-campus job) or an Employment Authorization Document from Department of Homeland Security (off-campus...
...donors, Jack Blais, an optical coating entrepreneur who has been a trustee of Dana-Farber since 2002, and his wife, Shelley. In addition to Friday’s donation, the couple has given $13.5 million to the institute since 2000. And this summer, the couple paid $15 million to obtain the naming rights for the New England Patriots’ training facility, which they rechristened the Dana-Farber Field House. Researchers at the Blais Center for Proteomics will study proteins to better understand the way normal and cancerous cells function. The donation will also be used to fund the purchase...