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...both Israel's sagging peace movement and its Arab minority, which represents 20% of the population. In the wake of the war in Gaza and Israel's recent election of a right-wing government, the duet is a melodious reminder that Israelis from all sides "have no other option but to continue our dialogue towards peace," says Awad, a rising stage and television star born to an Arab-Israeli father and a Bulgarian mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eurovision: The Answer for Peace in the Middle East? | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

...Frisbee has] certainly been the extracurricular I’ve been most involved in—it’s been my community at Harvard,” Stevens said. “This is an option on campus and it can be a social circle as well as an athletic circle...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ALEX IN WONDERLAND: Another Breed of Crimson Athletes | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

...students looking for personalized, one-on-one career counsel in July, the Office of Career Services may not be the place to go. Amid sweeping budget cuts across the University, OCS is considering the option of slicing operation costs by cutting one-on-one advising for the month of July, according to Interim Director Robin E. Mount. In early April, the University will assess the expected figures for next year’s budget based on the number of eligible staffers­ that have accepted the retirement incentive package. Eligible employees are those over 55 years of age who will...

Author: By Bita M. Assad and Ahmed N. Mabruk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: OCS May Cut July Advising | 3/16/2009 | See Source »

...task force will be staffed by six Council representatives, including UC President Andrea R. Flores ’10, and will hold meetings open to all interested students in anticipation of presenting its findings to the Council on April 12. “We are going to employ every option that we have to secure an alternative social space,” said Flores, adding that the purchase of property was on the table. Forty-five Mt. Auburn Street, a property currently housing the Democracy Center, an activist support organization, was mentioned by name in the legislation. The property...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC To Examine Social Spaces | 3/16/2009 | See Source »

...inappropriate and unjustified, the facts of this particular educational initiative are more nuanced. While these schools do separate boys and girls, it is unfair to say that they “segregate” students, for any student wishing to learn in a coeducational setting always has the option to opt out of the program. Also, it should be noted that such separation exists only in middle-school classrooms and, for that matter, only in certain subjects. The schools themselves are not separated, and students are still afforded normal social interaction with peers of the opposite sex. The subject material...

Author: By James K. Mcauley | Title: DISSENTING OPINION: Call Off the Gender Police | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

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