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...duties, which, according to Chaney, Leonidas does not have quite right.And for the cadets of the Paul Revere battalion—a division of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) that includes students from Harvard, Tufts, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—getting it right is serious business. These students must master the kind of discipline necessary to lead soldiers—some many years their senior—in combat. It’s something Leonidas was bred to do. For these cadets, it takes a different kind of instruction...
...away with “hot” breakfasts. I remember the parade of angry students, chanting “We want it hot”—an event that caused alumni from the 1970s to shake their heads in dismay at our lack of serious political activism...
...girls like Agyness Deyn to Karl Lagerfeld's recent Chanel Couture show starring the miniskirt and flats?a look only a 14-year-old could pull off on a good day?youth is being served. These millennials may not have 401(k) plans yet, but they have a serious appetite for luxury, and in many parts of the world, they represent a large majority of the population. In key markets in the Middle East, for example, about half the population is under 25. In the U.S., millennials represent the largest generation after the boomers...
...stories of scaffolding of a Mumbai five-star hotel when Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji was inside. "Some would say there is a disconnect between young Tibetans and our political leadership, and that it would help if the Dalai Lama moved toward a sterner position - possibly say China better get serious about the talks or walk out," says Lhadon Thetong, executive director of the New York-based Students for Free Tibet. "Personally, I think all Tibetans minus 10 want independence...
...latest protests may mark a more serious shift towards confrontation, however. Tsering notes that this is the first time major demonstrations have taken place simultaneously inside and outside of Tibet, and that the two communities seem to be drawing encouragement from each other. There's also a sense that Tibet is fast losing the culture many Tibetans are so desperate to preserve, and that the prospects for compromise are receding. "The crucial factor is the age of the Dalai Lama," says Sangay. "Unlike the ?50s and ?80s, Tibetan people inside and outside are very well informed of events and what...