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...Harvard Square for quite a while. Through all that, they did a great job of cleaning up Lower Main,” she said. Badaracco added that the house was lucky the incident happened on a weekday before dining hours. “The dining staff was determined to prevent further contamination of the dining hall. With the exception of a few feet of foul smelling water, they succeeded,” said Badaracco. Director for Marketing and Communications for Harvard University Dining Services Christa Martin applauded the dining staff for their quick reaction. Martin went on to say that...
...calm and reassure their charges when it comes to crime, and exhortations to caution need to go beyond perfunctory email warnings after break-ins, tiny placards on swipe card readers, and other petty measures. New Harvard students spend hours learning how not to injure themselves drinking and how to prevent sexual assault; a more strongly-articulated reality check on what it means to stay safe in our community might be in order, as well, during Freshman Week and beyond...
...defy the status quo, a drive that is not relegated to the past, but indicative of her future leadership. She remains the nation’s most visible advocate for women, whether it means ensuring approval of the Plan B contraceptive or championing the Paycheck Fairness Act to prevent pay discrimination against women...
...opportunity," said Abbas aide Nabil Abu Rudeineh. The aim seems to be to break up the united front of the Quartet, persuading the Europeans and the U.N. to begin working with the government - probably through non-Hamas ministers - while the Saudis and Egyptians, mindful of the need to prevent Iran from becoming the main patron of the Palestinian cause, would offer financial and diplomatic support and persaude the U.S. to change its position. The text of the platform thanks Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the E.U. for its support - Syria as well - and hopes for better relations with China, Japan...
...resolution also urges, but does not require, U.N. member nations to refrain from giving financial assistance to Iran except for humanitarian and development purposes, and bans Iranian exports of conventional arms. U.S. officials hope to use this provision to add the force of international law to its efforts to prevent Iran from smuggling arms to its allies elsewhere, particularly in Iraq, where the U.S. charges Tehran has been arming Shi'ite militias...