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...bottles of two-buck Chuck, a rocker in a brown polyester jacket chats with a beautiful geek in suspenders. Over by the couches, a sourdough CEO with a soothing French accent sits beside a renowned breaker in sweats and sneakers. And some of Harvard’s most vocal activists—on both sides of the spectrum—talked blogs...
This legislation greets the Faculty seven months after a similar—but considerably more expansive—piece of legislation was tabled: a bill that would have required all professors, as well as all TFs to take part in CUE evaluations. At that meeting, vocal critics destroyed momentum that the legislation gained from its unanimous approval by the Faculty Council. We hope that in this afternoon’s meeting, a professor or dean addresses the concern of professors opting out of the CUE and amends the legislation to match last May’s aborted attempt. Short...
...arrested on charges of inciting subversion. Arrests like these have sparked debate among lawyers about tactics. Teng Biao, a lecturer at the China University of Political Science and Law, says Gao's willingness to push the envelope has widened the space "for other more moderate lawyers to become more vocal." But Mo Shaoping, a veteran defense lawyer, says Gao's political activities-such as hunger striking and signing petitions-may have spooked the authorities into tightening restrictions. Like many in the field, Mo is both a philosophical and tactical gradualist. "If you want to cook a frog...
Spanning the '60s and '70s, Dreamgirls is about the pop-cultural battle of glamour vs. soul: of Deena (Beyoncé Knowles), the pretty singer, vs. Effie (Jennifer Hudson), a vocal volcano but a bit plump. Curtis (Jamie Foxx), their manager, banking on Deena's smooth sound and looks to peddle the Dreams to white audiences, will do anything to make the sale. The piece plumbs the lure of compromise, the risk of diluted dreams and broken hearts...
...openly debated. And Novelli says AARP won't lobby just for its powerful constituency, the 37 million citizens over 50 who belong to his organization. "We have to be fair to all generations, and all options should be on the table," he says. "But AARP is going to be vocal and strong...