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...costs. Emboldened by this presumptive omniscience, the author and Pinochet extend themselves into the arrogant defense of inhuman action to further their personal philosophies. This is the greatest sin of dictators and tyrants, because this simple construct allows for the denial of the rights and humanity of those who stand between the ruler and the achievement of his goal. Whether the despot must murder 3,000 or 11 million to achieve his ends, he will do as he sees fit, because anything is possible once the opponent has been dehumanized and debilitated...
...Times Classic in Berkeley, Calif., Harvard sputtered Tuesday against crosstown rival Boston University (BU), dropping a 77-63 decision across the Charles River. Sophomore point guard Emily Tay led three Crimson players in double figures with 19 points, but Harvard’s team defense couldn’t stand up to its individual performances. “[Against BU] We didn’t have the same strut, the same confidence,” coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “When you lose as many games as we’ve lost, do you know...
...Martin said. “We had some great games against them last year, and this year we are looking forward to it. And I really like our chances.” Also, the two teams will be fighting for the ECAC lead heading into the holidays. Both now stand in first place in the conference with identical 9-1-0 records. Princeton is the next best team at 8-2-1. “Dartmouth’s going to be tough,” Brine said. “I like the way it’s looking...
Having been on both sides of the podium—Harvard undergrad and TF—I would go one step farther than today’s editorial (“Will A Professor Please Stand Up?”). Both faculty and students should be accountable for their CUE evaluations. For evaluations to be meaningful, all students—not just those with the strongest positive and negative feelings—must complete them with the knowledge that their comments could appear in their instructor’s teaching portfolio to be read by hundreds of faculty search committee...
...leader will be at least nine votes short of 60 - the minimum required to get anything past a filibuster, which is for all intents and purposes what he will need to get anything controversial through. As the Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, the incoming Minority Leader (at least as things stand at the moment) has noted, he can lose eight votes and still hold the line against any bill he does not want to pass. Majority Leader-to-Be Harry Reid has to pick up nine if he wants to get anything done...