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...speaks in public about her experiences, often through One Family Scholars, an organization that helps homeless or formerly homeless women use education to surmount poverty...
...Bhutto is constitutional. At the same time, the court is weighing the legitimacy of Musharraf's own landslide victory in the presidential election in early October. The upshot is that Pakistan's homecoming queen faces a host of challenges in coming months that will be difficult, perhaps impossible, to surmount...
...Zein: The Last Pharaoh,” a series produced by Cairo’s AK Comics since 2004. In the Summer 2006 issue of AUCtoday—the American University of Cairo’s newsletter—AK Comics CEO Ayman Kandeel articulated his desire to surmount “the lack of role models in the Middle East.” But the purpose of the “Zein” series has another aspect: to end the dependency of Arab youth on Western countries for comic book culture. To that end, the series tends...
...spring tennis season opened with two stiff challenges on the road for the Harvard men’s tennis team. The 75th-ranked Crimson could not muster enough horsepower out of the gates to surmount Michigan State or No. 24 Michigan, barely losing on Saturday to the Wolverines, 5-2, and dropping a 4-3 decision to the Spartans on Friday.Harvard’s unusual academic schedule placed the Crimson in the unenviable position of opening the season against teams with much more recent experience.“It looked like the Harvard hockey team at the Beanpot after...
Preparing your room to be “parent-appropriate” is only the first obstacle you must surmount when mom and dad come. I’ve found that the introductions and conversations between your parents and roommates can be nerve-racking. For instance, roommates are often accustomed to calling each other by nicknames or by their last names, which can lead to some awkward exchanges. The first time my parents met my roommates they were treated to this introduction: “Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Kester. I’m Adam, Kester’s roommate...