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...detained, forced to sign a confession that he was working against his country and warned away from further activism. In the years that followed, he taught villagers how to raise seedlings and plant trees, and planned to launch an environment-themed Tibetan-language newspaper?only to have the authorities reject his approval requests. "If I didn't have support from the government, I knew I couldn't make a difference," he says. "So I had to leave." Tsering Dorje crossed Tibet's border with Nepal and eventually made his way to Dharamsala, the first stop for many Tibetan refugees...
...tried to push a fifth shot over the line with the clock racing toward halftime. Senior defensive back Jennifer DeAngelis first denied Duke’s ambitions with a diving save across the goal line to clear the ball. Knoche did her part in the cage, laying out to reject a breakaway shot with only seconds left and tallying six saves in the half. The Harvard defense and the 15-minute intermission seemed to quell the Blue Devils’ onslaught. It was not until 20 minutes into the second period that Duke would again find the Crimson net, putting...
...committee, its budget has not kept pace with inflation and an expanding program. One solution proposed by a committee member was to replace the unlimited meal plan students currently use with a limited meal option. However, this could detract from House life and force dining hall workers to reject some students at the door, the representative noted. The committee members also gave feedback on a new House Life survey, which awaits approval from the Council of Masters and the Resident Deans of the Houses before it is given to students. Unlike the annual Tutor survey, the new questionnaire asks questions...
...coalition of Harvard Law School (HLS) professors and students sent an open letter and petition to Congress this Tuesday, urging Washington to reject the detainee bill. But despite their efforts, the bill passed in Senate yesterday to a 65-34 vote, after more than 10 hours of debate. According to the letter, the bill “would rob individuals detained by the United States of the hallmark of American freedom, the right of anyone detained by the government to demand to know why and to challenge the conditions of confinement before a federal court.” The effort...
...then, you should probably pack your bags for the English department, too. Junior year heralds the celebrated one-on-one junior tutorial. It’s essential to select a tutor whose interests and personality complement your own, so interviewing candidates is a must (feels good to interview, and reject, the jerk who put your sophomore paper up for review). If you pick correctly, you’ll land a tutor who will invite you up to her flat and stuff you with crumpets, Oolong, and glorious, glorious knowledge. If you’re unlucky (or lazy) you will wind...