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...Chu’s leadership qualities. “It’s very natural for her. That’s just her personality.”Named in honor of the late Patty Kazmaier, an All Ivy-League defenseman for Princeton from 1981-1986 who died of a rare blood disease in 1990, the trophy recognizes outstanding play in Division I women’s hockey as well as sportsmanship, performance in the clutch, personal character, academic achievement, civic involvement and a love of hockey.In other words, the Kazmaier seeks not only to reward performance in the world...
...reason. As Interim President Derek C. Bok pointed out in a 1979 open letter that continues to guide Harvard’s policy on divestment today, Harvard’s academic mission puts constraints on how extensively Harvard can pursue ethical investing. As such, Harvard only divests in extremely rare and singularly egregious cases.Harvard’s divestment from PetroChina and Sinopec occurred because, after an extensive inquiry, it was decided that Harvard was deliberately and directly profiting from immoral acts of the highest order. This conclusion was based on the explicit connection between oil revenues and genocide...
...Even more surprising, perhaps, is the implication of Mohler's statement that science can help inform Christians' response to moral questions - a rare admission among evangelicals. "The Al Mohler example is certainly a departure," said President Richard J. Mouw of nondenominational Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, the largest evangelical seminary in North America. "Evangelicals, and I am one, haven't always exhibited very clear thinking about science and spirituality...
...legislation in the U.S., laying out complex provisions under which companies (but not individuals) can file for bankruptcy, procedures to be followed, rights of creditors etc. But with the application of the law dependent on China's notoriously uneven legal system - where corruption allegations are widespread and judicial independence rare - some experts say it remains a token half-measure...
Sparkles in their eyes, their long hair graying now, bearded men in jeans scan the crowd for familiar faces. In something resembling a crossover between a Woodstock reunion and an academic conference, several hundred of them - interspersed by the rare business suit - gathered at a church in downtown Prague to celebrate an act of courage they jointly undertook 30 years ago. In 1977, a decade after Soviet tanks had crushed the last flowering of free expression on their city's streets, these men and women signed Charter 77, a human-rights declaration demanding freedoms suppressed by the totalitarian communist regime...