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...because they are unaware of what the College was like prior to his assuming the presidency. I witnessed the nearly immediate, if often subtle, transformation of Harvard during Summers’ tenure. The hostility he engendered in the Faculty affected opportunities for undergraduates almost immediately as some professors made swift exits. Moreover, none of the College’s greatest accomplishments during the past five years—the creation of a new office to centralize responses to the campus sexual assault epidemic, the revamping of the core curriculum, and the first steps towards fairer wages for some campus workers?...

Author: By Elizabeth F. Janiak | Title: Summers’ Presidency Stifled Progress at Harvard | 2/24/2006 | See Source »

...While there has been no claim of responsibility, suspicions immediately fell on al Qaeda in Iraq, and their Sunni allies in the insurgency. Shi?ite reactions were swift and violent. Mobs from the predominantly Shi'ite Shu'lah neighborhood in western Baghdad attacked Sunni mosques in Ghazaliya, a nearby Sunni area. Gunmen were out on the streets of Sadr City, home base for rebel cleric-and parliamentary power broker-Moqtada al-Sadr. In Basra, there were reports of heavy street fighting between Sunni and Shi'ite gunmen. Elsewhere, Sunni political party offices were attacked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Blast of the 'Golden Mosque' | 2/22/2006 | See Source »

...goal by the Crimson since Jan. 11, a span of 303:48—two power plays in the second frame for the Crimson brought no fortune, as all six shots taken were saved by Quandt. Continued strong play from BC, combined with a bad pass by Harvard and swift move by Spillane, brought the Eagles’ lead to 2-0 with 17:22 left in the second period. The period ended with little offense from Harvard as BC outshot the Crimson, 14-8, and kept Harvard scoreless throughout the second period. The Crimson began the third period with...

Author: By Vincent R. Oletu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Eliminated from Beanpot with Shutout Loss | 2/15/2006 | See Source »

...space-suited flu teams. In addition, the Thai government has made a special effort to educate the most vulnerable groups: a UNICEF-produced series of comic pamphlets warns rural children - who make up the majority of bird-flu cases - to stay away from chickens that appear sick. After surveillance, swift laboratory work is Step 2. Thailand's strong public-health system formed an innovative partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in 2001 to launch the International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP). Under the program, Thailand has obtained advanced laboratory technology from the U.S., as well as training for Thai...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Thais Know How to Do It | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

...N.S.W. government's response has been swift. An emergency sitting of parliament on Dec. 15 passed new laws that will allow police to lock down suburbs and close bars in the event of disorder; a presumption of bail was removed for those charged with affray, and maximum sentences were increased. Police and community leaders have called on parents to impose curfews on their children and to urge tolerance and respect for the law. Meanwhile, never before have so many hoped for the reemergence of an oft-maligned quality: good old Australian apathy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Culture War on the Beaches | 12/18/2005 | See Source »

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