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...Obama looks will not, of course, determine how he would govern if elected. Because he spent part of his childhood in Indonesia, and because he appears international in outlook, some Asians have high hopes for an Obama presidency. The thoughtful Malaysian commentator Karim Raslan warns, however, that Obama could prove disappointing to even those Asians who like him. "There's this idea that Obama will be a transformational figure, a leader of the world," says Karim. "But he's a Democrat, and Democrats have traditionally pushed protectionism and human rights, issues uncomfortable for Asia. Obama's key constituency...
Harvard students’ competitiveness doesn’t stop in section. Even when it comes to fun, several extracurricular groups feel the need to prove that their event is the biggest and baddest of them all. But when it comes to “structured fun,” which event really delivers? Eleganza Eleganza is held in the Bright Hockey Center each year, pulling in between 1,300 and 1,600 spectators for their corporate-sponsored fashion show. And they don’t even need to try with a kitschy tagline: “Eleganza. That?...
...Still, Monica Inzer, Hamilton's dean of admission and financial aid, fears recruiting top candidates may prove more difficult this year, in part because of an increasing sense that college is just too expensive. Admissions inquiries at Hamilton are down 2% so far this year, Inzer says, (though part of the dip could come from students preferring to read online brochures) and noticeably fewer students have been visiting campus. Where students in past years might have applied to dozens of schools, this year's prospective students may be targeting their inquiries more carefully; and Inzer says parents are consulting financial...
...That's hardly certain yet, especially since younger voters will still have to prove they can keep up with their elders, who are famous for turnout rates as high as 80% in Florida. They will also have to show that they can affect the vote of Florida blocs like African-Americans and Latinos. Florida's 1.3 million registered black voters, so many of whom felt disenfranchised in the 2000 Florida recount debacle, were uninspired by Democratic candidate John Kerry in 2004 and are a question mark in 2008. As a result, "to a large degree we're counting on young...
Both Tune and Connolly prove why they deserve the captains’ titles through their hard work and determination...