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...arts, Lesley’s main priority is to improve life for people in the social world. But apparently, that priority only applies off-campus. Students at the women’s college complain of a complete lack of a Lesley social world. Says McGrath: “Program-wise I love it. But student life sucks...
...same treatise, bin Laden concludes that "it is wise in the present circumstances" that Muslim armies not fight a conventional war against the U.S. "due to the imbalance of power." Rather, he says, "a suitable means of fighting must be adopted, i.e., using fast-moving light forces that work under complete secrecy. In other words, to initiate guerrilla warfare...
...deeply disturbed by reports that many Americans would be willing to sacrifice their dearest rights in the fight against terrorism. In these difficult times, it would be wise to remember the admonishment of Benjamin Franklin, who presciently observed that those who "can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." STEVEN A. COSTELLO Lake Jackson, Texas...
...lower Manhattan; Moscow never did drop the Big One. But one day, after they've scoured the Web for a gas mask, and told one another that they're quite comfortable with the idea that airports need to look like armed camps, Americans might heed Daniel Seidemann's wise words. Seidemann is an Israeli lawyer, and hence a man for whom homeland security is an existential matter. "Society needs a balance between Athens and Sparta," he says. "If you're Athens, there's no security. If you're Sparta, you have security, but nobody wants to live there...
...Chinese-American artist, journalist and actor; near Locke, California. A member of San Francisco's "beat" scene in the 1950s, Wong became one of the first ethnic Chinese broadcast reporters in the U.S. Although he suffered from Bell's palsy, casting directors found his looks perfect for the wise-old-man roles he played in films such as The Joy Luck Club and The Last Emperor. DIED. ISAAC STERN, 81, dynamic violinist who was an ardent supporter of Israel and a tireless advocate of music education and government funding of the arts; in New York City. Stern, who spearheaded...