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Emboldened by the resignation of University President Lawrence H. Summers, the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University voted no-confidence in its own president, Edward M. Hundert, last week. The resolution, which passed by a margin of 131 to 44, is non-binding...

Author: By Peter E Grant, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Case Western Pres Under Fire | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

As in Panlong, authorities in Liujiaying have used brute force to silence those with the temerity to speak out. In January, Liu Yinde, 62, traveled to Qingdao to seek redress, bearing a petition letter that detailed the alleged abuses. In it, he claimed $1.8 million in lost farming income for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Pitchfork Rebellion | 3/5/2006 | See Source »

Shoe exhibitionism is gaining even more traction with websites for sneaker aficionados like hypebeast.com and kix-files.com and magazines like Sole Collector. Designers like Stella McCartney and Gwen Stefani are stepping in with styles created especially for women, and a slew of customizers is establishing a following by transforming off-the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Freaking for Sneakers | 3/5/2006 | See Source »

My teacher Nina Garsoian used to tell me, “Ne drazni gusei! Don’t annoy the geese!” Larry didn’t get the message to stay away from the well-fed flock of lunatic leftist puritanical geese on the Faculty. Apparently he...

Author: By James R Russell | Title: O Captain! My Captain! | 3/3/2006 | See Source »

A student petition calling for divestment from firms operating in Sudan has re-emerged with a new focus on the Beijing-based oil company Sinopec and has garnered roughly 200 signatures over the past week, according to organizers. The original petition last year urged Harvard to sell its stake in...

Author: By Cyrus M. Mossavar-rahmani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Petition Calls for End to Sinopec Ties | 3/3/2006 | See Source »

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