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...were taking place last Tuesday as the executive branch rejoiced over its success in its long-running battle for control over the treatment of terrorists by the use of military commissions. June of this year had brought a bitter defeat for the administration in the Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, which rejected the legitimacy of military tribunals and their suspension of constitutional rights. But the new Military Commissions Act now hands the president even more power than he held before this summer’s hiccup, and paves the way for more extreme behaviors, all in the name...
...coincided with Diwali. Dharma, Harvard’s Hindu Students Association, has also planned several events, including an informal prayer service yesterday at the new Prayer Space in Canday B Basement, which was inaugurated on October first. The prayer service included devotional hymns led by several different students. Aneesh V. Kulkarnin ’09, a member of Dharma, said he was really enjoying the new prayer space. “The weekend it opened, a lot of people came to help set up and build the altar and bring in the deities. It’s going...
...Amrapali Maitra ’10 alternated individual performances of the different forms before finishing off the act dancing in unison, showing the overlap between the two. Following the Pushpanjali was a wonderful song, performed by three singers, Rajiv Venkataramanan ’08, Vikas V. Mouli ’09, and Vaidya G. Rajagopalan ’08, proclaiming love for Lord Krishna. The singers, seemingly effortlessly, weaved together their three voices, and produced a unified sound. As wonderful as the performances of the first act were, there were some unfortunate technical difficulties that strained the flow...
...painting sold for $7,500 at Stair Galleries in Hudson, N.Y. more than a week ago—as part of the sale of the eccentric and enigmatic William M. V. Kingsland’s estate...
...overhauled its own structure. The council voted that month to impose new conditions on HoCos receiving UC funding. Those HoCos are no longer permitted to charge membership dues. In exchange, each residential HoCo now receives $4,500, a 22 percent raise. A co-chair of the Lowell HoCo, Jonathan V. Brewer ’07, said the increased funding has freed his House from its reliance on membership fees. Brewer said that Lowell HoCo leaders “hated charging house dues, and this increase gave us enough money to do away with them.” But one HoCo...