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...been a rough two weeks for the Asian-American community. For one thing, they've found themselves locked in a mortal struggle with a cartoon character. Then, last Tuesday, a group of Asian-law students were forced to wait for a table at Temple Bar. Now they're fighting mad and there's talk of a boycott. It looks like the bushido spirit is alive and well...
...provost's office started working on the guidelines this past fall, and deans and information technology directors at various schools saw a rough version in February. Officials from Harvard's trademark office, Assistant Provost Daniel D. Moriarty and some members of Harvard's general counsel's office also helped formulate the policy...
There is no more anonymous forum than the stock market. It's predicated on the notion that the greater good for all will come from many individuals who have the opportunity to act on their immediate self-interest. Unfortunately, when seas get rough, there is nothing to stop investors from sinking the lifeboats in their zeal to abandon ship. Robert Shiller, author of Irrational Exuberance, which explores the perils of the present market, once devised a survey to probe whether investors felt any responsibility to the overall system. When asked whether they might reduce selling in a crash...
...which laughter covers the dark edge upon which the characters teeter. The protagonist, an aspiring musician named Artie, seems real enough at the start with his pathetic late-night gigs, nagging girlfriend, and dishevelled apartment, later called "so Norman Rockwell" by a Hollywood starlet (Jordan Berkow '03). But this rough-edged and familiar American scene transitions when Bananas (Catherine Gowl '02), Artie's mentally sick wife, emerges in her nightgown and lives up to her nickname with animal imitations and childlike babbles. From this moment on, the play's central axis shifts away from Artie to revolve around Bananas' zany...
Just as encouraging for Red Sox fans yesterday was the effort of starter Ramon Martinez, Pedro's brother, who pitched well after a rough outing in his first start of the season last week...