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...perhaps astrology has its own peculiar appeal. Maybe it’s because I’m on the cusp of adulthood. I turned 21 and a half this past Monday, and all of a sudden I realized that pop stars are all younger than me and the average Real World contestant is my age. Some of the girls I once played Barbie with are now married, or worse, have their own little babies who have their own little sun signs. I, on the other hand, am still counting half birthdays as legitimate events...
...unfortunate, then, that I believe his resignation this past Wednesday is appropriate. Notwithstanding his nominal commitment to improving the life of the average American, there’s a peculiar, troubling quality to Dobbs’s patriotism: his vision of a strong, hard-working America often fails to recognize the contributions of people of different cultural backgrounds...
...which included several Harvard students—to stage a “sleep-out” in support of climate-change legislation last Monday evening in Boston Common might strike observers as odd. Yet while setting up tents in the very tame wilderness of central Boston is peculiar, the cause the demonstrators supported is not. The students, through their transient tent city, intended to call attention to climate change and show support for introducing a bill that would require Massachusetts to be powered with 100-percent renewable energy by 2020. As expected, the protest was broken up by Boston...
...This peculiar turn of events has left Afghanistan with a leader who, after discounting illegitimate ballots, did not meet the 50 percent vote threshold required to be declared president of Afghanistan after the first round of voting. While there was no guarantee that fraud would not plague the runoff as well, Abdullah’s participation in a second round of voting would have enhanced the legitimacy of the election. A runoff, which would have been subject to intense public scrutiny, would have at least represented a new opportunity for a more open election and given the victor some level...
...science complex, coupled with layoffs of Harvard employees, provides us with explicit proof that Harvard’s decisions have a significant effect on people within the school’s sphere of influence, regardless of whether those people are willing residents of that sphere. Meanwhile, Harvard occupies a peculiar position as a nonprofit educational institution—it does not contribute back to the community through property taxes despite its profound influence over communities and their members’ livelihoods. Harvard’s level of influence on surrounding communities impels Harvard to adopt spending and investment habits that...