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JODI RIWONO, survivor of an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale that struck near the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, killing thousands of people and flattening entire villages...
...father of a Harvard junior was struck by a University shuttle in front of Dunster House Wednesday afternoon after he fell while loading his daughter’s belongings into their car. The student, Christine M. Fitzgerald ’07, said that her father, who was rushed to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is recovering well and was released from the hospital last night. “He’s actually now fine,” she said yesterday. “It was a pretty scary event, but he is pretty much just walking away with...
...Library. With the advent of the library’s 24-hour schedule, Lamont has become—especially during the doldrums of reading and exam periods—a place of revelry more than a place of study. The signs were apparent from the beginning. As the clock struck midnight on October 18, 1,500 undergraduates congregated in euphoric glee to celebrate Lamont’s extended hours. A chorus of cheers filled the cramped foyer as burritos flew through the air and starved, studious students leaped for the free Felipe’s. “Party...
...when rumors about Korean residents committing acts of sabotage led to mob violence and numerous fatalities. As recently as 2000, right-wing Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintaro warned of foreigners creating civil disorder in the aftermath of an earthquake. Though the vast majority of the public rejected the comments, they struck a chord with some. Given this history, the new Japanese fingerprinting law cannot help but have some very unpleasant connotations. It could, in effect if not in intent, strengthen xenophobia and play into the hands of demagogues. The Japanese Parliament should rescind this law foremost because its benefits...
...father of a Harvard junior was struck by a University shuttle in front of Dunster House this afternoon after he fell while loading his daughter’s belongings into their...