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...recent days, protesters have called on students, particularly those in ethnic or racial minority groups, to unite against what they see as an onslaught against diversity at Harvard. At the center of the storm: University President Lawrence H. Summers and a string of incidents relating to minority issues. Students assail Summers for his treatment of Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74, his perceived lack of support for ethnic and Latino studies, and the lack of women and minorities on the faculty...
...Brigade paid a heavy price on Tuesday, but by Thursday, when the Israeli military finally pulled back its armored curtain, the camp had been obliterated. Bulldozers and tanks had blasted a long, wide attack corridor through the camp. In a house-to-house, wall-to-wall onslaught of helicopter gunships, armor and infantry, Israeli forces say they killed at least 100 Palestinians and captured nearly 700 others, including some on Israel's list of terror suspects. The last group of 37 surrendered only after running out of bullets. Dozens of civilians perished, some crushed by falling walls, others...
...over some of Asia's prime selling grounds. Despite threats by governments to ban them, not to mention rocket attacks, chains, including France's Carrefour and U.S.-based Wal-Mart, are ramping up plans to open hundreds of new outlets throughout the region over the next several years. The onslaught threatens to run local retailers right out of business. Says Boonyoong Vimuttayon, a Bangkok grocery store owner who has seen her sales decline by more than half since a Tesco Lotus store opened up the street four years ago: "The foreigners get richer and richer, while we get poorer...
...onslaught is causing backlash in protectionist-minded countries. In Malaysia, which hosts Carrefour among other hypermarkets and soon Tesco stores, the government last month announced a freeze on all applications to build new outlets. Thailand, too, is considering limiting where superstores can be located...
Despite the onslaught of hits, Harvard Coach Joe Walsh said that the bats are not yet where he would like them...