Word: priore
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...acquired the resources and manpower to make this a national approach.”A (NON)TRIVIAL PURSUITInterfaith Awareness Week concluded with teams gathering in the Adams Lower Common Room to test attendees’ knowledge of other religious faiths in the form of a team trivia contest. Prior to the event, each co-sponsoring group submitted 10 questions concerning the major beliefs, people, holidays, and scriptures of their religion. No student was allowed to answer a question concerning his or her own religion.“I was very pleasantly surprised by how many facts—some obscure?...
...individual students and exchange-visitors (such as camp counselors and au pairs) themselves. More specifically, the fees are aimed at bolstering the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), administered by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). The proposed rules would remove “obsolete provisions used prior to implementation of the SEVIS, a Web-enabled database that provides current information on F, M and J non-immigrants in the United States.” That this money is going to a system meant primarily to monitor and record the activities of students is worrying. These adjustments represent...
...Other neighboring countries have shown similar positive growth.Even if the transfer of power does take place smoothly, the new government will have many challenges on its plate. This is the first time there has been a regime change in Zimbabwe, and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has no prior experience running a government. Seasoned policy makers would find revitalizing Zimbabwe an ordeal beyond imagination. In this time of grave humanitarian and economic crises, Zimbabwe definitely deserves international support and attention. The U.S. State Department seems to disagree. Top U.S. diplomat for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, pushed for UN sanctions on Zimbabwe...
...event will feature beatboxing and spoken word performances, followed by the freestyle competition. In addition to the freestylers who have signed up to compete, underground Boston rapper Akrobatik will be appearing, and audience participation is encouraged. Previous winner Darryl W. Finkton ’10 had not signed up prior to the competition but managed to get a lot of laughs going off the cuff, according to Virginia E. Anderson ’08, who organized the initial event last year. A fair amount of mocking can be expected since “the object is to humiliate your opponent...
...CARE are feeding many others. As if matters could not get any worse, the country is on the brink of a severe drought. "The situation is clearly getting worse, and with predictions for the coming rainy season not being positive, we are looking at a major crisis," said Marcus Prior, the Nairobi-based spokesman for the World Food Programme. "We're doing everything we can to make sure we have the capacity to respond to significantly more numbers than we're already targeting...