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...instance, a recent letter sent via email to the entire university from the provost and the director of University Health Services said there were two cases of the flu reported in Lowell, unnecessarily causing many students to worry that there was an outbreak in the undergraduate house, rather than the implied cases in Lowell, Mass. Similarly, the vice president mentioned at a news conference last week that he would advise his family to avoid going “anywhere in confined places now” like airplanes. His comments aren’t only unfairly damaging to the airline industry...
...We’re very concerned that Harvard said they were going to wait for the FLA recommendations,” Mirza said. “The FLA has really mishandled this case in terms of their investigation.” Mirza and Chavarría Lopez have sent a letter to Harvard President Drew G. Faust, and they spoke to students outside the Science Center early in the afternoon on Thursday, although they have been unable to set up a meeting with Calixto. Following this talk with students, Chavarría Lopez sat down to discuss her experience...
...holding peace talks with the Taliban, the Taliban countered with a press release. A spokesman for the militants dismissed Karzai's announcement as a propaganda ploy to suggest a schism within the Taliban's ranks. Not only was that not true, the press release that was subsequently sent to journalists announced the start of the Taliban's spring offensive, dubbed "Operation Victory." It was the latest exchange in a critical second front in the Afghan war - a war of words that U.S. and Kabul government officials privately concede they are losing...
...Must-buy: Vol. 3, with a half-dozen rough diamonds directed by William A. Wellman.) Last month TCM began offering personalized movies: you choose a title from a list of films that haven't yet made it to DVD, pay about $15, and get one of these rare relics sent to you. Now if only your name were inscribed on the label...
...When I asked for a statement from Harvard University about what it was doing for the DREAM Act, University spokesman Joe Wrinn sent me the following: “Harvard supports the efforts of our national associations, such as [the Association for American Universities] AAU and [the American Council on Education] ACE who have worked along with student organizations, in support of provisions in various versions of the DREAM Act of importance to higher education.” Talk about passing the buck: From what I can tell, the last action these organizations took for the DREAM...