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...Several other Asian films made sweet music in Toronto. One was Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle, which had its world premiere here, but without the presence of its director-star, who could not get a visa in time. No matter. The audience went nuts, cheering each set piece of whirling action, choreographed by Yuen Wo-ping and Sammo Hung. The film may not break Asian box-office records, as Chow's Shaolin Soccer did. But it's much better: handsomely designed and shot, full of knowledgeable nostalgia for the old Shaw Brothers martial-arts films, and engagingly played...
Nine members of Harvard’s international community still have not arrived in Cambridge because of visa delays. But officials in the Harvard International Office (HIO) say this number—the lowest since Sept. 11, 2001—is an encouraging portent for those still awaiting documentation...
Contending with visa delays reached nightmare proportions in the Fall of 2002, after the government implemented regulations aimed at tightening national security, said HIO Director Sharon Ladd, who keeps track of the number of delayed students every year. She said dealing with delays has become a more lucid process in the ensuing years...
...People in our office, even without the data, felt a difference,” Ladd said. “Last year at this time, we had a total of 31 people who were on my visa delay list.” Of these, 10 never arrived in time for add-drop period, the last-hope deadline for enrollment...
REVOKED. The work visa of TARIQ RAMADAN, a Muslim scholar scheduled to teach at Notre Dame this fall; by the Department of Homeland Security, which called him a public safety risk. The university and Ramadan, 42, deny the allegation...