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...part of his best-selling novel, The Constant Gardener, and in his author's note he urges readers to visit: "There is even an oil room [once used for crushing olives, now for wine tastings] where those in search of life's answers to life's great riddles may seek temporary seclusion." Or at least, some fine Elban wine. www.tenutalachiusa.it

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elba Room | 5/1/2007 | See Source »

...outcome of any instance of Ad Board review, but it would work to dispel the image of the board as a shadowy and removed tribunal.That being said, the admission of students into the Ad Board’s ranks should be handled with appropriate sensitivity. The committee should seek out mature and capable students, of whom there are no doubt many, ensuring that the board’s procedural secrecy and equity are maintained. Furthermore, students on the Board should be required to recuse themselves from cases involving friends.The Administrative Board should also take steps to ensure more transparency, particularly...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Adjusting the Ad Board | 4/30/2007 | See Source »

...team because of costs.” The Department of Athletics, which did not respond to requests for comment, devotes most of its attention and funding to varsity athletics. The many undergraduates who lack either the time or the skill to compete at a varsity level, but who nonetheless seek the benefits of being on a sports team—in the past, an estimated 900 students—may find it difficult to do so because of Harvard’s failure to foster a strong club sports program through adequate funding. The status quo is lamentable because club...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: More Funding, More Fun | 4/30/2007 | See Source »

...course, ethnicity and cultural background are important influences in shaping a person’s identity. For this reason, some Korean Americans worry that the Korean cultural stigma against openly discussing mental illness may explain why young Korean Americans are often reluctant to seek help for depression or other mental health problems...

Author: By Jimmy Y. Li | Title: Race Had Nothing to Do With It | 4/30/2007 | See Source »

...comfortable majority in parliament, secular Turks fear "it would be the beginning of the end for Turkey as we know it," says commentator Metin Munir. Their concern is that the AKP harbors a secret Islamist agenda, and that without the appropriate checks on their power, they will seek to adopt Sharia-based laws...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secularists Take To Turkey's Streets | 4/30/2007 | See Source »

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