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...Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will retain its present level of access to patron records at libraries—including Harvard’s—until March 10, after Congress voted to temporarily renew the U.S.A. Patriot Act Thursday. This second short-term renewal signals lawmakers’ reluctance to reauthorize the legislation over the long-term without changing the extent of the government’s access to library records. Harvard officials have argued that the FBI’s ability to demand patron information could have a chilling effect on academic freedom. “There...
...measures also include the creation of new Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants for students majoring in “science, math, technology, engineering, or a foreign language determined to be critical to the national security of the United States,” according to the legislation...
...civilian—be it a Harvard student or a Cambridge resident—there is simply no practical difference between a HUPD officer and a Cambridge police officer. Both are vested with the power to make arrests and execute search warrants, among other things. That the HUPD should retain these powers is, of course, obvious—the enhanced authority of HUPD officers makes Harvard a safer community. We only argue that the HUPD, as an agency that does retain these state police powers, should be subject to the same standards that apply to any other police force...
...National Security Language Initiative, which would promote the study of Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, and Farsi, among other languages.A related proposal, which would also emphasize the study of languages critical to national security, is part of a bill currently awaiting Congressional approval. The Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant would give some college students majoring in selected languages an additional $4,000 a year in federal funding.In addition to the practical benefits of increased funding the initiatives could provide, Bush’s personal involvement in the initiatives raises the profile of the continuing effort to improve international...
...student center space will be accessible to all undergraduates 24 hours a day, but the first floor library will retain its regular schedule...