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...Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, will stand alongside Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78 tomorrow at an event that will honor each man’s service to the state’s community of African-American males. Counter, an associate professor of neurology and neuroscience, will receive the recognition from the Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts largely for his work within the greater Boston community, in particular the science programs he has conducted to encourage more young black boys and girls to go into science...
...Mutual interest may not be enough. Though China has downplayed Abe's recent attempts to rewrite Japan's wartime history, Yasukuni remains a redline for Beijing. Eventually Abe will come under pressure from his conservative base to stand up to China, as Koizumi did, and visit Yasukuni. At the same time the Chinese government could face anger at home should it be seen as playing too nice with Tokyo. The past is never really past in Asia, but Japan and China have enough genuine challenges in front of them without being weighed down by what's behind...
...leading with four conference wins. The Crimson(15-11, 4-4 Ivy) will travel to New Haven today to take on Yale (17-9, 2-6 Ivy) in the first of its doubleheader matches, the two teams will match up again on Saturday for another two-game stand. The Bulldogs have won their last three games but have only grabbed two Ivy League wins this year, one each against Penn and Columbia. Penn currently holds the second-place spot overall in the Ivy League, but two of its only three conference losses came against Harvard. “Every conference...
...Diet of Worms in 1521, Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism, uttered words that would echo through centuries: “Here I stand; I can do no other.” The phrase is remembered because it captures the magnitude of standing by one’s beliefs...
...Washington, though now it might be Democratic heresy to say it, Senator Lieberman should also take a stand and switch parties...