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...Private schools give a greater deference to students and trying to get them through their education in the best possible way,” he said. “State colleges are much more deferential to the state because they are an organ of the state...
...Bobbitts Before their little spat made headlines, John and Lorena Bobbitt were just another unglamorous couple with a lot to work out. But on a June night -- after, Lorena later claimed, John had raped her -- she cut off his penis. The organ was surgically reattached, and all's well that ends in media bewitchment: John, acquitted of the rape, appears as a jovial guest on the Howard Stern Show, while Lorena, whose case is still pending, has become something of a feminist folk hero...
...with openers Firebird Band (10:40 p.m.), Jet By Day (9:50 p.m.), and Bad Jamie (9 p.m). T.T. The Bear’s Place. 11:30 p.m. Tickets available cash-only at the door, through Ticketmaster, or by phone, (617) 492-BEAR, $8. (DFH)Thursday, Nov. 10Midday Organ Recital. The Harvard Organ Society presents its weekly midday concert. Harry Huff, the assistant organist, performs in the stately setting of Memorial Church. Audience members are invited to bring a lunch for quiet consumption during the recitals. Adolphus Busch Hall. 12:15 p.m. Free. (LAM)Neba Solo—The Music...
...said David M. Altshuler, director of the program in medical and population genetics of the Broad Institute. “If you asked me to explain why one person gets diabetes and one does not, we essentially have no idea. We don’t even know what organ is responsible.” Altshuler and his colleagues are embarking on a study of 3,000 patients during the next 12 months to try to identify which genes contribute to a risk of diabetes. Pamela B. Sklar, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an associate member...
...read about them on a daily basis doesn't mean that we understand the larger context. Indeed, it's not obvious what all of the above phenomena have in common. Sure, they all involve illegal activities that cross national borders. But is there an underlying trend that explains why organ smuggling, money laundering and weapons trafficking have all grown dramatically in the last decade...