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...freedom of speech, he pointed to the Guidelines on Free Speech, adopted by the Faculty in 1990, and a statement by University President Lawrence H. Summers from this fall in which he said that “we are ultimately stronger as a university if we together maintain our robust freedom of groups on campus to invite speakers with controversial views, sometimes views that many members of our community find abhorrent...
...Crimson’s 22-point second half was partly a result of its unwillingness to accept charity. Harvard went to the free-throw line only five times in the entire game—making just two—while Yale was a robust 15-of-19 from the stripe...
...useful amounts - but certainly big enough to produce weapons materials. The Bush Administration, preoccupied with Iraq, was determined not to get too excited. Spokesman Ari Fleischer said the White House had "heard much talk from North Korea before." However, Fleischer noted that "the United States is prepared with robust plans for any contingencies." Washington has put 24 bombers on alert for deployment to the region. Yet Secretary of State Colin Powell told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee "we have no intention of attacking North Korea." The U.S. continued to pursue a multilateral approach to the crisis, working with allies South...
What's a doughnut without a good cup of coffee? That's what the makers of Krispy Kreme doughnuts have finally decided: they are now offering four blends of coffee--Smooth, Rich, Bold and Robust Decaf--both by the cup in their shops and in bags to take home. In an effort to create a coffee as addictive as its glazed treats, Krispy Kreme barrel-roasts all the blends daily in small batches. We asked a panel of eight coffee aficionados to compare one of Krispy Kreme's new coffees with house blends of its most prominent coffee and doughnut...
...This worldwide Chinese diaspora has changed the Chinese literary landscape and transformed what it means to be a Chinese author, to the point where much of the most robust "Chinese" literature is no longer even written in Chinese. In just the past decade, Chinese émigré authors who have adopted other languages have gained prominent seats in the world's literary pantheon. Dai Sijie's Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, written in French, was an immediate best-seller in France and won five prizes. Anchee Min's 1994 English-language memoir, Red Azalea, was named a "Notable Book...