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...Unsurprisingly, many Iraqi teachers fear for themselves and their families. Sectarian violence has become a fact of life on many campuses, with Shi'ite political parties and religious groups goading students to attack Sunni teachers. Many educators have simply thrown in the towel, taking their skills to other countries. In August, the Ministry of Higher Education said over 3,250 professors had fled Iraq since the outbreak of sectarian killings in February, when the major Shi'ite shrine in Samarra was bombed...
...scramble from the shower after hearing a fire alarm and stand outside your dorm in flip flops (and hopefully a towel), no doubt you have considered fire alarms more of a prankster’s delight than a constructive use of your Sunday night. But in 2001 alone, The Crimson reported a fire in the Eliot House Grille and an unidentified naked man in a Cabot bathroom. Last year, a convicted rapist lurked the Mather hallways posing as a fire inspector, and a burst toilet pipe flooded rooms and destroyed ceilings in Cabot. So while fire alarms might just seem...
...believes some of his sisters may have escaped. As a result of his burns, Ali is suffering from septicemia, which is spreading toxic bacteria through his body. His condition should be treated in a sterilized location, but Ali lies on a bed near an open window, a dirty towel suspended over his chest. His nurse says the boy is quiet when he's alone and never cries out in pain. "He just wants to go outside Iraq to get treatment," she says. "And he just wants to see his sisters." [A few days after Time published his story...
...band members at an Osaka high school was the high point of the tour. The stage was a plastic-covered gymnasium floor, with headmaster Yoshio Shinohara's office standing in as green room. "I feel Australia is very close to my heart," says Shinohara, pointing out a Melbourne tea towel, kangaroo ashtray and koala-adorned sheepskin cushion?legacies of previous student exchanges...
...above me, and for the first time, he is looking into my eyes. He is hold-ing my geometry textbook in one hand and a towel in the other. I'm not immediately sure which poses the greater threat. The towel - would he suffocate...