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...Ignatieff says it is extremely difficult to predict the type of war this will...
While it’s hard to predict how strongly a U.S. attack on Iraq will reverberate on campus, many believe Harvard is sure to live up to its legacy of wartime tumult...
...Many Arabs predict that hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops will in effect become another faction in the country's violent politics. Ayatollah Mohammed Bakr al Hakim, head of the Supreme council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, has already warned that U.S. liberators may soon become hated occupiers. Arab regimes worry that an occupation will be Osama bin Laden's dream come true: a rallying cry for Islamic extremism not just in Iraq but throughout the Middle East. While Arab governments are wary of a U.S. occupation and its colonialist overtones, they equally fear the consequences if the Bush administration...
...classes once the semester begins. “I certainly don’t want to undo shopping period,” he said. “I just want students to give us a good sense of what courses they might take next semester so we can better predict enrollment.” “Nobody is being forced,” he said. “What are we going to do, tell the campus police to force you to enroll...
...main hurdle for professors under the current system is the inability to predict course enrollment. When professors expect a few dozen students and hundreds show up, it’s a mixed blessing. While it’s a testament to their popularity, it also means they have to scramble to interview and hire more teaching fellows, schedule rooms and order lab supplies. When these logistical hurdles cannot be met, the course has to be lotteried, which is why preregistration will make it easier to get into some large, frequently lotteried classes—as long as you sign...