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FROM SHADOW TO LIGHT See this Web-only compilation of photographs that span the year from the tragic initial days to the war in Afghanistan to the clearing of the World Trade Center site...
Since the tragic events of Sept. 11, this country has found itself engaged in war. Against this backdrop, University President Lawrence H. Summers has diplomatically been working to reverse the decades-long ban of ROTC from Harvard. More importantly, he has pushed Harvard to recognize and support the role of the military and ROTC on campus. Despite his efforts, anti-military sentiment remains...
...Census, 24 in 1,000 people said they were multiracial (it's the first time Census pollers asked the question). It's often said with pride. While people of mixed race were once portrayed as tragic figures in movies, such as 1934's Imitation of Life, its 1959 remake and 1960's I Passed for White, today's pop-culture scene is bursting with mixed-race heroes, from movie tough guys Vin Diesel and The Rock to golfer Tiger Woods and rising tennis star James Blake to singers like Alicia Keys and Norah Jones. Sacramento is ahead of the curve...
...death captured the world's attention, Diana's 1981 wedding to Prince Charles was a defining global event; we all watched as the shy young bride made her way down that aisle, trailed by what seemed like miles of white tulle. She looked utterly regal - and, in retrospect, utterly tragic. Who could resist such pageantry, such drama...
...where crowded, polluted living conditions create the perfect breeding grounds for sickness. Worldwide, at least 68 million are expected to die of AIDS by 2020, including 55 million in sub-Saharan Africa. While any factor that eases population pressures may help the environment, the situation would be far less tragic if rich nations did more to help the developing world reduce birth rates and slow the spread of disease...