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...Crossing The River First in a Four-Part Series
...because of his central role in academic planning for Allston. Although much of the public focus in Allston planning has been on placing buildings and negotiating with the community, Allston presents a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle in terms of determining what schools, departments, and labs will move across the river. Such planning demands an adroit politician with an acute sense of the needs of individual researchers. Hyman has stepped into this role with ease, and given the wealth of experience he has accumulated over the last half-decade, his loss would be devastating for Harvard’s expansion. With...
Eighteen months on, one of the men who jumped into the river to help the Shi'ites says al-Obeidi "wasted his life for those animals." Hamza Muslawi refuses to talk about how many he himself saved, saying it fills him with shame. "If I see a Shi'ite child about to drown in the Tigris now," says the carpenter, "I will not reach my hand out to save him." In Khadamiya, too, the narrative about Aug. 31 has changed. Karrar Hussein, 28, was crossing the bridge when the stampede began. Ask him about al-Obeidi, and his cheerful demeanor...
...span. Mortars fired from the cemetery behind Abu Hanifa, a Sunni shrine in Adhamiya, have caused carnage in the bustling markets of the western bank. There are more mortars going in the opposite direction; on a recent afternoon, the sound of an explosion on the Sunni side of the river is greeted with cheers by worshippers at a Shi'ite shrine in Khadamiya...
Barrett also cites Harvard’s strong history of military service in his decision, especially the alumni who donate their names to Memorial Hall, Memorial Church, and the stone archways above the older River houses...