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...President John S. Haddock ’07 is hopeful that the strong negative reaction will spur students to get involved in changing the policies...
...served last semester as the council’s Student Advisory Committee vice-chair, wrote, “We’ve hit rock bottom.” But UC President John S. Haddock ’07 is hopeful that the strong negative reaction will spur students to get involved in changing the policies. He said there are plans to form a student advisory board with College officials to has out “the details of how to make this work.” New tailgate rules unpopular with students were implemented in New Haven last year...
...initial culprit in most cases. It's probably not "the old high school football injury" coming back to plague you in your old age. Even folks who say their cuff was torn in a recent injury probably had a cuff that was already weakened by this "bone spur" phenomenon. So give that old coach a break...
...already taken some steps to improve Kurdish rights as part of its efforts to gain entry to the European Union. And while such changes as legalizing Kurdish language broadcasting are widely viewed as falling short of Kurdish aspirations, the p.k.k. and t.a.k.'s campaigns are not likely to spur Turkey's political leaders in Ankara to work harder on Kurds' behalf. By sparking resurgent calls for a government crackdown in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated southeast, they could even make matters worse...
...Hizballah, for its part, has achieved the "victory" of surviving the Israeli onslaught, and has burnished its standing in the Arab world by its ability to land painful blows on Israel. That will spur it to seek the last word and deny Israel's efforts to shape perceptions of the outcome. Nasrallah on Saturday accepted the cease-fire plan despite reservations, but made clear that his men will keep fighting Israeli forces that remain on Lebanese soil even if they ceases rocket fire into Israel. The Israelis want the closing image of the war to show their forces taking control...