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...mechanical sound effects and a metronomic beating heart underscored the poetry and contributed to the piece’s ominous air. “In,” a jaunty duet performed and choreographed Todorova and Tufts freshman Bistra Solakova, was decidedly more upbeat than its predecessor, but not exactly carefree. The two strode onstage from opposing corners with newspapers pulled tightly against their faces; when they reached striking distance of each other, they dropped their pages and began circling and lunging at each other like punch-drunk prizefighters. The buoyant strains of No Smoking Orchestra?...
Fernndez has a record of delivering. During his first term (1996-2000), the D.R. enjoyed the highest growth rate in the Latin American region. His successor and predecessor, Hiplito Meja, presided over a banking scandal in 2003 that triggered an economic nosedive that wiped out 20% of GDP (imagine $2.8 trillion disappearing in the U.S.) and plunged an additional 1 million Dominicans into poverty. Since retaking the top job 20 months ago, Fernndez has put the country back on the mend, restoring macroeconomic stability and business confidence. Last year's growth soared 9.2%, with single-digit...
...Council (“Reforming the UN,” editorial, Apr. 12). Opposing the Council is not a “show of disregard for multilateralism and compromise” but rather a vote for effective human rights protection. The new Council is not an improvement from its predecessor, the UN Human Rights Commission. Other than where a country is located, there is not a single criterion for membership, and countries must rotate off the Council after a two-year term. Thus, the new organization merely ensures that human rights abusers will continue to occupy seats on the Council...
Shapin said he hopes to prompt discussion about improving the undergraduate program and noted the success of his predecessor...
...Iran. The U.S. justified its vote by heralding its own high standards for human rights, while lambasting the current resolution for its lenient admission procedures. John R. Bolton, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., sharply criticized the newly established Human Rights Council, calling it only marginally better than its predecessor. The U.S. proposal, unlike the one that passed, required member nations to garner a super majority of the vote rather than a simple majority in order to win a seat on the council. The more stringent standard was meant to prevent countries like Iran and Sudan—notorious...