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...Civic activism. It's on the rise, and it's becoming better organized. ngos are working together, sharing information, holding joint events. They are drawing not just politicians but professionals and even some civic-minded businesspeople. These are smart folk who know what buttons to press and levers to pull. Already, by going to court, they have stopped the government from reclaiming even more land from what little harbor we have left. Now they are fighting for a host of causes, from fewer skyscrapers and roads to a minimum wage for low-skilled workers to patients' rights to better education...
...played a character, the Tramp, constantly beset by social affront. But his natural wit and class allowed him to rise above the indignity. In The Gold Rush, hunger forces him to eat his own shoe, which he consumes as if he were the most fastidious gourmet...
...environment conducive to learning.” Riley said that were “many disruptions” and students were moving off campus. According to Riley, 80 percent of BU students live in on-campus residences, and with the completion of new facilities, the figure will rise to 90 percent. In 2004, Harvard enacted 24-hour universal swipe access among the upperclassman Houses and as of last fall, all students can swipe into freshman dorms. Asked if there had been requests from students for a stricter guest policy, Undergraduate Council President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 said...
...camel trekking in the desert, snorkeling in the Gulf or skiing down indoor slopes. Becoming an international metropolis also has its down side: Besides the soaring real estate prices and inflation estimated at 20%, other undesirable features of life in the new Dubai include massive daily traffic jams, a rise in prostitution, and growing discontent among the legions of mostly Asian laborers imported for the construction industry...
...asked Santos about the recent rise in extrajudicial killings by the military. "We're investigating that," he said. "If we don't improve on human rights, we're committing suicide," he says. He claims recently to have removed a colonel who was accused of human rights violations and to have established an independent organization to administer military justice. Santos has made a positive impression on Democrats in Washington, but deep skepticism remains over Uribe's commitment to human rights...