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...Since Ashcroft issued his November 9th memo asking local police to help U.S. attorneys and the FBI question these 5,000 men, police chiefs have had to decide whether they want to help. The request puts them in a difficult position. Many are responsible for communities with sizable Middle Eastern populations. The police?s relationship with that community makes a big difference. Local cops have to interact with the community daily - they depend on them for tips, information and cooperation...
What all of the Harvard departments seem to share, regardless of their size or prestige, is a demand for new, quality faculty members. While this is an innocent enough request, the brunt of the departments’ pressure falls on the junior faculty to produce academic work worthy of tenure. Faculty members say that this is an inherent part of academia, but at Harvard this pressure is magnified. Though tenure is certainly a generic debate not unique to Harvard, there is always some “tenseness surrounding the fact that the future for junior faculty is uncertain...
...discussing the financial situation facing KSG, Nye focused on the need for student input regarding the school’s many degree programs and the general policy and atmosphere of the institution. Nye specifically mentioned student input on class and curriculum requirements, drawing laughs from the audience with his request to “keep the gripes coming, it actually helps...
HUPD spokesperson Steven G. Catalano said yesterday that police in Boca Raton, Fla. contacted the suspect at HUPD’s request earlier this year and no incidents have been reported since...
Question of the moment for us all: Is it okay to refuse a federal request during a time of war? Is it acceptable to subject fellow citizens to a necessarily accusatory line of questioning based solely on their country of origin...