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...meeting, Gross said that student opinion is vital to the success of the curricular review...

Author: By Alexander D. Blankfein and Rachel L. Pollack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Students Critique Review at Forum | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...little has actually been accomplished. Presently, only four to five percent of arriving shipping containers are physically inspected, a number that needs to increase no matter who manages the terminals. It is our hope that isolationist, and perhaps racist, sentiments are not permitted to sidetrack our leaders from this vital issue, that port security is improved, and that just commerce—in this case, the sale of private shipping operations—is inhibited no further...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: A Port to Tolerance | 2/27/2006 | See Source »

...coach Ted Donato ’91 called the bye “important, especially [with] the parity in our league this year.” “To get home ice this weekend,” he said, “I think it’s vital to our chances for success coming down the stretch.” In their last regular-season appearance on home ice, seniors John Daigneau and captain Peter Hafner stabilized the defensive effort, while senior forward Dan Murphy provided assists on both Harvard goals. “Some of our seniors...

Author: By Daniel J. Rubin-wills, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mission Accomplished | 2/27/2006 | See Source »

...emirates), given that it has been a recent but important convert to the Administration's campaign against terrorism. "Totally in bed" is how a senior intelligence official characterized the U.A.E.'s relationship with the U.S.; Senator John Warner, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, says, "The U.A.E. is a vital, I repeat, a vital ally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Breakaway Republicans | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

...defying gravity by promising ambitious results without the pain of slashing labor costs. Indeed, Ghosn is promising to increase annual car sales by 800,000 units by 2009, double operating profit margins, and improve product and brand quality. "The lesson of the Nissan revival plan was what's vital is the result, not the precise means of attaining it," says Ghosn, 52. "We've analyzed the opportunities and potentials at Renault, and made clear commitments on the results we'll deliver." The end result, he predicts, will be "the most profitable European volume car company." Ironically, that'll mean shifting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In The Driver's Seat | 2/25/2006 | See Source »

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