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...former teacher and administrator in Cambridge Public Schools who now works for a network of charter schools in California—expressed the same concern, saying that the current proposal would mandate a trend towards segregated schools. “Such a requirement would throw the weight of the state behind the current drift toward apartheid schooling,” said Riordan, who pointed out that the current charter schools in Cambridge already serve much higher populations of at risk students than their district counterparts. At Benjamin Banneker, a charter school in Cambridge, about 75 percent of students qualify...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Patrick To Raise Charter School Spending | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...bound for Louisville, but she was shocked the next morning by the breadth of the damage. "You heard a lot of cracking, but when I finally made it outside, you realized that it wasn't branches that were breaking but entire trees that were snapping in half" under the weight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kentucky's Ice Storm Worse in Aftermath | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...performance of available grapplers, the reality of replacing Caputo and Jantzen has taken its toll, depleting a roster that had received top-25 votes early on in the season during healthier times.Senior Patrick Ziemnik (174), sophomore Michael Sadler (165), and freshman Johnny Motley (133) all shifted up a weight class against the Terriers, creating mismatches throughout the lineup. While Sadler and Motley endured falls against heavier opponents, Ziemnik (0-4) earned accolades from his coach with a strong showing at 184. The veteran grappler matched BU’s Dan Kennedy point-for-point, trailing by a single score with...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Sputters In Match With BU | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...meter bounds—Martin did so using more attempts, placing her at the three spot.Senior Dara Wilson was the Crimson’s sole competitor in the triple jump, finishing 10th with a jump of 9.91 meters, and freshman Lauren Barber provided the lone Harvard showing in the weight throw competition, launching the weight 12.55 meters to place eighth.On the men’s side, freshman Nico Weiler, who wasted no time proving himself by winning the pole vault event in December’s Husky Invitational, cleared the 4.80-meter bar on Saturday to capture first place...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Individual Highlights Mark Full Day of Competition | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...then-President Francois Mitterrand in the wake of Italy's so-called "Years of Lead" violence in the 1970s and 1980s. Bruni admitted in October that she and her older sister had urged Sarkozy to block the scheduled extradition of Marina Petrella, who was suffering from severe depression and weight loss. Sarkozy, who'd come to office vowing to force the return of convicted Italian terrorists, reversed his earlier decision, and blocked the extradition to Italy. While his wife was pleased and most of France barely noticed, many in Italy were outraged at Bruni's involvement. A week later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France's First Lady Carla Bruni: A Traitor to Italy? | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

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