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Under the current Brady law, which has been in effect since 1994, gun buyers must undergo background checks when buying firearms from licensed dealers. According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, this law has stopped nearly 700,000 criminals and others from purchasing firearms. Imagine how many more criminals and terrorists would be prevented if the background check requirement were extended to all firearms sales...
Crowe reteams with Jerry Maguire star Tom Cruise and producer Paula Wagner to bring us Vanilla Sky, the story of a young magazine mogul named David Aames who shirks responsibility and is forced by circumstances to undergo a psychological and emotional odyssey. When David (Cruise) meets the innocent beauty Sofia (Penélope Cruz, who revisits the role she plays in the original film), he incites the jealousy of his obsessive friend and occasional lover Julie (Cameron Diaz). Fueled by grief, Julie commits suicide by driving her car off a bridge with David in the passenger seat, an accident that...
...Gusmorino, the goals listed on the roadmap—such things as extending party hours and universal keycard access—are more than just a vision; he works many hours to ensure that they are accomplished. He is also willing to go undergo the tedium of formal processes, which has endeared him to a University administration weary of dealing with protests and demonstrations from students desiring change...
...African nations including Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Senegal have passed legislation or announced presidential decrees banning FGM. Africa's courts are also getting tougher. In a historic ruling last December, a Kenyan court issued an order preventing a father from forcing his daughters, aged 15 and 17, to undergo circumcision. Women's groups across Africa applauded the ruling...
Potential proctors, already members of the Harvard community, undergo a demanding application process that involves the evaluation of case studies, a personal statement and several interviews. Those who are chosen attend a rigorous week-long training program in August, where they are exposed to case studies of the academic and personal issues that students might face. As Straus proctor Zeev Ben-Shachar ’01 relates, “At one point, we were faced with the situation of roommates at war, and we debated how much of a role we should play in the peace process...