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...regal presence that is the rarer (yet equally Francophone) “cerebral” ironist. The contrast is like that between mules and donkeys. The former are much like “You Oughta Know”-era Alanis Morrisette, in that they are more properly defined as social satirists than ironists proper. Their most raucous displays of irony are when they attend “The Wedding Date” high, just so that they can snicker loudly at Debra Messing or talk about boxed wine with a suppressed mirth so powerful that scientists have yet to fully...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How the Final Clubbers Fool You | 3/2/2006 | See Source »

...even constructed a replica shantytown in protest.Despite all the pressure, Bok continued to argue against divestment. In one of his infamous open letters, Bok wrote that “blanket divestment” was a dubious policy in which the University would “deviate from its proper role, jeopardize its independence, and risk its resources with no realistic prospect of success.” However, Bok simultaneously allocated a million dollars for black South Africans to study at Harvard and for Harvard affiliates to work for the public interest in South Africa.Upon his return, Bok will again face...

Author: By Kimberly E. Gittleson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A New Oldie Comes to Town. | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...WHAT BENEFIT DOES BEING PART OF THAT FORUM BRING? I don't think there's an enormous material benefit. It adds to the proper view that Australia is a fully integrated part of the region, but the architecture of the region matters far less than the strength of the various bilateral relationships...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Connecting with the People | 2/27/2006 | See Source »

...deal for 45 days, allowing them to continue to operate as they do while the deal is re-vetted. That would allow a new review through the administration's Committee on Foreign Investments in the U.S. (CFIUS). Administration officials remain adamant that their first review was thorough and proper, so the face-saving element was crucial, according to one Capitol Hill negotiator. Frist is proposing that this time, CFIUS do the extra 45-day review that the law calls for in transactions where there are national security concerns. That provision was not triggered last time because administration officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Face-Saving Dubai Deal in the Works? | 2/25/2006 | See Source »

What the Faculty sees as arrogance, graduates see as forceful leadership. What the Faculty sees as the mortal sin of questioning aptitude between the sexes, graduates see a proper subject for discussion and debate...

Author: By Gerard J. Cassedy | Title: Alumni See Summers As Strong Leader, Not Firebrand | 2/24/2006 | See Source »

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