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...vast majority of the population of Chiapas lives in the countryside--many in dirt-floor houses, without electricity and running water. According to a recent statistic, over 60 percent of households still cook with wood--resulting in a high incidence of respiratory illnesses. But I am lucky. I am staying in a house with a stove and a refrigerator and (at times) hot water. (The water company distributes its goods in a Kafkaesque manner; when the tanks are dry--which happened for a span of four days during my stay--the community resorts to using buckets...
...extensive presence of machine-gun equipped forces in the center of town certainly reminds me of the recent strife between the Zapatistas and the government. And at times, there are silent protests by supporters of the indigenous minority. Yet, only once in a while can you feel the tension in social discourse. Life has gone on in Comitan, and in fact, I believe it is a far safer city than Cambridge. Alongside the troops, are people playing the marimba and others sipping coffee at a cafe. Right now, the city is gearing up for its ten-day annual festival...
Ahmed will begin teaching in the spring after spending the fall semester on research projects. Her classes will likely focus on women in Islam, which is Ahmed's primary field and a topic of her most recent book, "A Border Passage: From Cairo to America--A Woman's Journey...
...guitar and soul to make Hendrix smile from above. He performed everything from "Tangled up in Blue" to "All Along the Watchtower" to "Desolation Row". But the most touching moment was Dylan's "Not Dark Yet", which was the sole post-Blood on the Tracks song, from his most recent album, Time Out of Mind...
Brand said he hopes to expand the program's recruiting efforts and bring a new work ethic to the team, which has struggled in recent years. Last season the men finished 1-8 (0-5 Ivy), while the women posted a slightly more impressive 9-3 (3-3 Ivy) record...