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...hands of Enrique Olivares and Sebastian Serrano. However, Harvard claimed a consolation through the No. 1 combination of senior Ashwin Kumar and junior Sasha Ermakov, the duo continuing its impressive form in doubles with a narrow 8-5 win. Heading into the singles with a one point deficit to overturn, the Crimson faced difficult challenges on all courts. In a competitive contest, only three Harvard players won their first set as the Buccaneers increased the pressure. “East Tennessee State competed very, very well,” Rueb said. “They came out guns blazing...
...superdelegate dogfight in 2008, but their policy is far from commendable: 19 percent of the delegates to the Republican National Convention are unpledged; of those, a significant portion is unelected. In this election and every election, the chance that a handful of political elites has the power to overturn the will of the people is an unforgivable affront to democracy.One citizen, one vote: A principle basic enough for elementary students to grasp manages to elude our major political parties. Privileged as they are by electoral laws that make third-party success all but impossible, the Democrats and Republicans cannot hide...
Last Saturday, the Turkish Parliament voted to overturn a long-standing ban on Islamic headscarves in universities—a ban that has long protected the secularism of the classroom from the growing influence of religious conservatives. Tens of thousands protested the repeal, arguing that a repeal on the ban is the first step to increasing Islam’s influence on society and a serious threat to a non-religious public life. While the ban may seem anathema to Western liberal countries that prioritize freedom of religious exercise, the unique political and demographic characteristics of Turkey have made...
...successfully appealed his case in 2006 in part because the presiding judge had not given the jury a clear explanation about the standards used to determine whether an individual is too intoxicated to consent to sex. The court, in supporting the State Appeals Court’s decision to overturn Urban’s conviction, agreed that the standard language used to inform juries about a victim’s ability to consent can be misleading, the AP reported. The new ruling—which covered both Urban’s case and a related one— requires that...
...constitutional court decides to overturn the change, Turkey heads into choppy political waters. Most worrying is the divisiveness this political debate has stirred up on the streets. "There is the beginning of an 'us' and a 'them' at a social level which isn't pleasant," says Berkan. "It's not a problem yet, but I hope it doesn't become...