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...Meanwhile, the international effort to sponsor and maintain Kosovo's independence looks shakier than ever. The fledgling state's guarantor, the U.N., was scheduled to hand over authority next month to the new government of Kosovo, which was to be aided in security and judicial tasks by a 2,200-man mission under the auspices of the European Union. But Russia's refusal to recognize Kosovo's independence has thrown that plan into doubt. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has yet to make a decision about pulling out, and European diplomats now concede that the E.U.-led mission...
...other universities,” said Michael P. Rutter, spokesman for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Though the initiative is based at SEAS, Rutter said that the interdisciplinary nature of the research projects will necessitate interaction between departments and schools across the University. The initiative will sponsor about 20 postdoctoral students, 10 of whom have already started working in Harvard labs since the initial announcement of the agreement in October. Weitz added that the topics of all 20 projects under the initiative will be jointly agreed upon by Harvard faculty and BASF researchers...
...problem is that those backing the bans seem to be confused as to the true impact of these flimsy sacks. Alderman Sam Shropshire, sponsor of a bill to ban them in Annapolis, Md., last year (the ban was rejected in Novermber) compares plastic bag use to DDT: “It’s wrong, it’s immoral,” he says, “They’re inundating our environment...
...says. “I was really lucky.” JUMPING THROUGH HOOPSMost applicants, however, don’t have it so easy. Adam R. Singerman ’08, a special concentrator in Linguistics and the Languages of the Americas, knocked on several doors to find his sponsor and future adviser, archaeology professor Gary Urton. Similarly, Alison H. Rich ’09, a special concentrator in Dramatic Arts, found prospective advisers busy with other special concentrators and graduate students.As a result of this lack of initial guidance, current concentrators have had to take on an unofficial advising...
...part of the annual Take Back the Night’s week of events focusing on sexual assault and prevention issues on campus, the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response teamed up with Harvard Men Against Rape and the Black Men’s Forum (BMF) to sponsor Lisak’s talk, “The Undetected Rapist...