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...Although Augustus’ end signified the end of an empire and the onset of the Middle Ages, Harvard’s weekend collapse may ultimately mark not the end of an empire, but the beginning of a flourishing dynasty...
Since 1997, the U.S. has responded to these rights violations through sanctions that bar new investment in Burma. Chevron acquired its stake in the Burmese joint venture eight years after the onset of the sanctions, when it purchased rival Unocal in 2005. But since Unocal’s stake in Burma predates the 1997 sanctions, and thus is not a “new investment,” Chevron can keep its stake in the joint venture under federal law. In fact, the joint venture has continued to expand production in Burma since 2005. It added another wellhead platform last...
...representative Alexander N. “Zander” Li ’08 said. Li, who chairs the UC’s Finance Committee, added that he believed that the efforts of active Dems to win seats on the Council may have been directly related to the onset of the UC presidential season and the prospect of Sundquist’s candidacy. Yet Brigit M. Helgen ’08, the president of the Harvard Democrats, said she had had no conversations with Petersen or Sundquist about the elections, and added that an endorsement by the Dems...
...ejection and turnover troubles, Harvard fought valiantly until the final whistle, ultimately coming up short by two goals.PRINCETON 10, HARVARD 8Serving as a precursor to the rest of the weekend, the Crimson jumped out to an early lead against the Tigers and held a 5-4 lead at the onset of the second quarter before succumbing to a string of turnovers and allowing Princeton to gain the lead in the second half and pull away for the victory.“We just had two minutes where there were a couple of turnovers, and the game just changed...
...introduced, he seems unlikely to do anything interesting. The only surviving son of an ancient but dwindling Anglo-Catholic family, Guy lives in self-imposed exile, completely removed from his friends and relations while his estranged wife marries and divorces a string of wealthier and more fashionable men. The onset of World War II provides Guy one last chance at redemption and glory, but he soon finds the military to be full of cowards and lunatics, endlessly scheming against each other for their own narrow ends. For most of the first two books in the trilogy, Guy?...