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...Learning from the Universities I exhaled a profound sigh of relief upon reading "Class Dismissed" and learning that some Japanese universities have finally begun to open their doors to foreigners [March 17]. Although superficially Japan has the aura of being international, desperate measures are needed to educate the populace into accepting people from diverse national, racial and ethnic backgrounds. Such openness will be instrumental in pulling Japan away from its old legacy of national seclusion. Mari Oka, Tokyo
...like getting the first date with the best-looking girl on the block," says Stuart Ferguson, chairman of the New Zealand-China Trade Association: in this case, ahead of suitors Australia, Norway and India. Details are a closely held secret, but the deal is expected to give Kiwis gradual relief not only from tariffs but from the red tape that bedevils their efforts to get products into Chinese stores. "Everybody is holding their breath in the fervent hope that there are no glaring holes in it," says Ferguson. "But from what I understand there should be no disappointment...
Although the Catholic priest shortage continues in the U.S., the priest-abuse scandals have not sparked a massive parishioner exodus. (Benedict is expected to address the topic on this trip, but there have been no leaks as to how.) Perhaps out of relief that he has been writing encyclicals about love and charity rather than heresy, U.S. Catholics seem to be treating him a lot like former Pontiffs: handing him a 70% approval rating while continuing to ignore church teaching on birth control and abortion...
...round-trippers. Senior Tom Stack-Babich followed quickly with a single through the infield, but sophomore Dan Zailskas grounded into a double play to end the threat for more.Vance would go deep again with a solo shot in the third inning, but both offenses sputtered against middle relief and the score would remain tied at three until the Crusaders eighth-inning rally against Haviland.Sloppy play in the field plagued both teams, with each recording two errors and gusts making a few routine plays more interesting events. But only one miscue would come back to haunt Harvard: after Holy Cross second...
...other fellows announced by the institute today were Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the former president of Latvia, and Andrew White, the head of the Foundation for Relief and Reconstruction in the Middle East...