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...early February, Casino Mogul Steve Wynn took a stand on layoffs. The gaming industry is flailing - Nevada regulators recently formed a task force on bankruptcies - but when it came to cutting costs by cutting employees, Wynn wouldn't hear...
...university, Harvard has historically highly valued military service. Memorial Church and Memorial Hall stand as looming examples of our commitment to memorialize those who have sacrificed greatly in military duty. President Obama should fulfill his promise of eliminating “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” When he does, Harvard can once again fully embrace the ethic of military service and the ROTC program...
...With a series of bombing attacks against Shi'ites leaving at least 150 people dead in recent days, many Iraqis have wondered whether the Mahdi Army will continue to stand down or renew death squad killings as they did when sectarian violence raged out of control for more than a year beginning in 2006. Zaid and others associated with Sadr say that for now the militia is effectively dormant. "The Mahdi Army is off the streets by order of the Sadr himself," says Zaid, who spoke to TIME in Najaf and pointed to a standing unilateral cease-fire declared...
...Cirque du Soleil: the gasps of admiration its individual routines elicit, and the grand or simple design of each show, obliterate the cynicism of coolest, most derisive dudes. (Even Joel Stein has admitted to liking Cirque.) So Kooza can be recommended without reservation, even to those who can't stand clowns. And yes, the three in this show engage in a brief mime routine, but that's just to taunt you. Clowns do that...
...Charmed teachers into writing you glowing letters of rec, you’ll appreciate the jokes in the Immediate Gratification Players show (Fong Auditorium in Boylston, 8 p.m., free) and the Harvard College SUCS Stand-Up Comedy Blowout (Science Center...