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...incident report would make it easier for a person’s identity to be either known or assumed by others,” a University spokesman, Joe Wrinn, told The Crimson in February 2005. Wrinn could not be reached for comment last night. Not only does the legislation pit a Harvard student newspaper against the University, but it also carries the imprimatur of a Harvard alum. State Senator Jarrett T. Barrios ’90, D.-Cambridge, introduced the legislation into the Senate. And the House’s Ways and Means Committee is currently considering a corresponding bill...
...open grounds and situate themselves for an afternoon of laid-back Ivy League polo.There will be almost 70 ponies. But no college kids to ride them. That’s the whole point of the Ivy Cup Charity Polo Match, scheduled for Saturday, May 20th. It will pit alumni teams from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Cornell against one another in the spirit of old school altruism and good-natured competition.The annual tournament is in its fifth year, although this is the first time Princeton and Cornell are participating. Previously, it was just an outlet for the Harvard-Yale rivalry, according...
...successfully incorporated into entertainment media like the Simpsons, said Shearer. “But only if you don’t try to tell the audience what to think in the third act,” he added. Shearer said a Simpsons episode planned for next season will pit Ned Flanders against creationism—a hot topic lately due to the intelligent design debates. O’Donnell, who served as the Democratic Chief of Staff of the Senate Committee on Finance from 1993 to 1995, depicted his make-believe White House as a place to debate political issues...
...protesters pledged solidarity with all immigrants, consistently referring to illegal immigrants simply as immigrants. But this is to misunderstand the real debate, which does not pit those who are pro-immigration against those who are anti-immigration. Rather, this is a legal question and question of extent: How should we change our laws, and how many immigrants should we let in each year? Few are opposed to immigration; many are opposed to uncontrolled immigration. Besides, to conflate illegal immigrants with immigrants is an egregious affront to America’s 50 million legal immigrants if ever there...
While I tend to prefer the traditional, sweaty, push-your-way-to-the-front experience when it comes to live rock, the people who pick the MFA shows understand that they’re not running a mosh pit. The mellower music on the calendar tends to be a perfect fit for the more sedate setting...