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...made Harvard's student government still weaker. In campaigning last December, Stewart argued that the council was wasting time discussing issues like Faculty diversity and divestment from Nigeria--time that could be better spent improving student life. But that argument has not stood up. The council's meetings are shorter, but our representatives have not accomplished significantly more in the way of student life than in previous years. And meanwhile, an important dialogue on larger issues has been abandoned...
...small antennas and comparatively small battery packs can reach them. Most important, signals can go up and return with no perceptible delay, which is vital for voice communications. But more of them are needed to cover the earth's surface, and their expected lifetime--five to 10 years--is shorter...
...divorce thee" three times. The more moderate Islamic states apply Shari'a to family and religion but not to legal and state matters. Take beards, for example: in Afghanistan, members of the ruling Taliban militia will grasp a passerby's facial hair in their fist. If the beard is shorter than the Taliban's fist, the offender is publicly whipped. But next door in Iran, Shi'ite Muslims believe that according to the Koran, a beard can be a stubbly 1 cm long. Nawaz Sharif, whose chin is cherub-smooth, was asked if he too would grow a beard...
...knows all of the little rules that everyone tends to forget," said Andrew A. Green '98, former Crimson managing editor. "If you say to him, 'Do you have a shorter word for this...
While the men's and women's tennis teams had a shorter move to the Murr Center from Palmer-Dixon just a few doors away, their new facilities are equally impressive and marked improvement. With only three indoor courts at Palmer-Dixon, the tennis teams vastly increased their indoor court capacity with the six new indoor courts on the second floor of the Murr Center. Gallery seating is available for the main matches...