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...avenge the abduction and rape of two young women; the guilty warlord was captured and killed. A movement was born, in the rare words of Omar, as "a simple band of dedicated youths determined to establish the laws of God on Earth and prepared to sacrifice everything in pursuit of that goal...
...ReganBooks/HarperCollins planned to publish "The Lost Son: A Life in Pursuit of Justice" by New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik, in November. But the tragedy at the World Trade Center mandated that a new chapter be added to the book. The publishing house is now rushing out the book for November 13, with the material embargoed until then. 60 Minutes and the Today Show are on board...
...nearly 1000 college-aged students currently cycling through the Harvard Extension School in pursuit of their undergraduate degrees, day to day life can sometimes be a test of strength. As Mark S. Ouchida, the Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Degree Program in Extension points out, the Extension School, founded in 1909 for the evening enrichment of working adults, today serves as “an excellent alternative for students who don’t have the luxury of not having to work.” For students like Vaghar, who put themselves through school, all the working leaves them...
...programs but also from publications and ethnic groups who serve the common good. But many of us took issue with Summers’ skepticism about the public service value of advocacy programs. We argued that advocacy groups like the Progressive Student Labor Movement, when they provoke discussion and the pursuit of truth, are a form of public service, and that of all the institutions in the world, a university dedicated to moral actions and social justice has a responsibility to support—or at least not to discourage—students who stimulate debate on these vital issues. Harvard...
...athletes knew the fallen runners. The mourners were swimmers and football players, runners and wrestlers. They were connected not by a common sport, but by the pursuit of sport, and they were united that night. The athletes left flowers and pictures on the Wyoming Steamboat statue, and spoke about their common loss...