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...It’s a different standard of proof, I agree with that...what’s at stake is not liberty but admission to a University,” Wayland said. “But it’s a terrible crime he’s been accused of and people get upset based on the allegations. I think there is a tendency, among some people in public, to hear of a charge and assume it must be true. And the fact of the matter is that false accusations are made for all kinds of reasons. We don?...
...minute forget about the big numbers, the millions of customers and the billions of dollars. Think about what's at stake culturally and socially in the search wars, and all those zeros start looking pretty paltry by comparison. The Internet is swiftly becoming the primary repository of the bulk of human information. Search is the way we get at that information, and companies like Google wield enormous power. They reflect our common interests and shape how we learn about the world with their rapid-fire search results. This isn't just about dotcom juggernauts duking it out for stock options...
With students’ security at stake, Harvard cannot delay taking stock of its safety resources. Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd recently announced that the Undergraduate Council’s Safety Committee, which she chairs, plans to review the HUPD’s alert notification system and campus shuttle services. These steps are auspicious, but the University’s efforts must be more extensive, including a thorough appraisal of all the safety resources available on campus. Harvard must investigate and confirm each services actual time of operation and level of use and then make this updated...
...about 9% of the value of all world stock markets, according to Morgan Stanley Capital International. For most folks, a diversified foreign fund with roughly 10% in Japan is plenty. Oakmark International and Tweedy, Browne Global Value offer moderate exposure to Japan; Longleaf International lately has a bigger stake there. all three funds have reasonable fees--and no whiff of the scandal that has swept through the mutual-fund business lately...
...chairman of Taiwan's parliament's foreign relations committee, it's the first step towards a significant U.S. policy switch on Taiwan. "We have to wait and see if the substance changes," says Chang. "Of course, we hope this is rhetoric and nothing else. There is a lot at stake...