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...knew that secondary fields were going to come at the same time [that] I knew I wasn’t going to do a thesis...It was perfect.” Krupen isn’t the only one who is relieved and encouraged by the prospect of secondary fields. Students are excited about the freedom to explore divergent interests without jeopardizing their future career options or being forced into theses they have no desire to write. But administrators and some students worry that in a culture as competitive as Harvard’s, the potential for abuse is high.FOOTLOOSE...
Faced with the prospect of digging in against Palmer, junior leadoff hitter Matt Vance wrote, “I’m just glad Jack Bauer isn’t pitching...
...didn’t look back, earning Donato’s confidence.Tobe, meanwhile, was rarely called upon, forced to rely on practices to get ice time. And though he had been playing hockey for 17 years, he finally decided he had to explore other options.But the prospect of returning to the limelight never escaped his attention.“As I stopped playing a little bit and didn’t get as many chances, I felt that it was probably in my best interests to at least look at job opportunities or apply to graduate schools...
...arms industry has been brought back to life by Chinese purchases, and China is an ever-growing customer for Russia’s natural resources. As a Security Council tandem, Russia and China can resist Western pressure on all but the most uncontroversial issues. For instance, what serious prospect is there for Security Council action on Iran’s nuclear program since Russia is building Iran’s nuclear power plant and China has signed a $70 billion oil deal with the Iranian theocracy? With no support from China and Russia, and with America having no serious military...
...Harry, second son of Prince Charles and Diana, the prospect of escaping the relentless stalking of the British press on deployment abroad with his colleagues from the elite Household Cavalry could seem like a welcome spell of R&R. Yet the news delivered in a written statement by the British Defense Secretary Des Browne to MPs on Thursday that the 22-year-old prince, third in line to the British throne, will soon find himself patrolling a stretch of southeastern Iraq poses anything but a relaxing prospect for army chiefs. Browne announced that the junior royal will go on active...