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Often, the President’s resolve is admirable, a welcome asset. Observing a troubling drop in the presence of international students at American universities, Summers sprung into action, emerging as one of the most prominent figures in favor of a reevaluation of post-9/11 student visa policy. He has also proven willing to voice his own beliefs even when they are less popular within the Harvard community. In 2002, Summers called attention to an apparent spike in anti-Semitism on college campuses, and a slew of international coverage followed...
...fire fight to fire fight for 48 hours straight with no sleep, fueled only by the modest pickings from their ration packs. As they searched through nine of the houses on the block, the soldiers turned up nothing. When they trudged into the 10th house, though, a trap was sprung: the insurgents had lured them in and then opened fire, forcing Bellavia's men to scramble out of the house as shards of glass peppered them and bullets ricocheted off the gates of the courtyard. Bellavia yelled for a Bradley armored fighting vehicle to get "up here now!" The Bradley...
...result, Gmail “invites” have become a precious commodity at Harvard and beyond. Websites organizing the trading of Gmail invites have sprung up in droves, although Wong pointed out that the increasing number of accounts also makes having an account increasingly less exceptional...
...first Curves fitness club for women opened, the single-sex, express-gym business has exploded, accounting for close to 25% of the entire U.S. health-club market. Figuring what works for women should do just as well for men, a number of male-only gyms--like Blitz--have recently sprung up around the country...
...North Dakota you can just show up. Generally, Republicans take the more restrictive view, Democrats the more inclusive one. Reason: poor voters, who tend to vote Democratic, move more often than wealthier ones and are thus less apt to know their appropriate precinct. Lawsuits over provisional ballots have already sprung up in five states. In Michigan, a federal judge ruled for the more inclusive interpretation. The Florida Supreme Court took the narrower home-precinct position, as did a federal appeals court in Ohio. Missouri tried to split the difference. The court ruled that ballots cast in the wrong precinct...