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...would declare war on America. The new Commander in Chief coolly decided to let the ultimatum expire and take the declaration of war at face value. He summoned his new Cabinet, which approved the dispatch of a naval squadron and decided not to bother Congress--which was then in recess--with the information. He did not, in fact, tell the elected representatives of his plans until the fleet was on the high seas and too far away to be recalled...
About a year ago, Smalls and her colleagues decided to go after one of those issues: the decline of simple play in kids' lives. School districts were cutting out recess and physical-education (PE) classes to save money; kids in high-crime areas were afraid to go outside; organized sports were becoming high-stress activities, with parents getting into fistfights over disputed referee calls. And too many children were glued to the couch, playing video games and watching television...
HARVARD JUST ANNOUNCED A CHANGE IN ITS CURRICULUM. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CURRENT ONE? We want to emphasize the need for science education and international experience. You know, there was a Congressman who was asked whether he would be going abroad during the congressional recess, and he responded, No, he'd already been there. We want to inculcate the opposite of that attitude in our students...
...Army Reserve, for instance, a 7% shortfall in re-enlistments was offset by an excess of new recruits. Still, the demands on soldiers and their families are being felt in communities all across the country, and members of Congress were hearing about it from their constituents during recess. "Iraq was the No. 1 issue on people's minds," says Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins. Her state has the third highest rate of deployed National Guard members and reserves in the country. One reserve unit, the 94th Military Police Company, has been deployed overseas on active duty...
...term is a longer winter break—and an earlier spring finish. Obviously a six week break (two weeks of preexisting break plus four weeks of the defunct J-term) seems rather excessive—even a four-week break would make Harvard’s winter recess on the long side for the Ivies. Nonetheless, that would leave the College’s schedule only two weeks out-of-sync with Harvard’s other schools. And surely if the College and other schools with finals after Christmas are willing to change, the four J-term schools...