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...coronation of Ona might appear comic, but it is a sinister scene in the tragedy that looms over the beautiful but ravaged island. For more than 14 years, Ona and his band of rebels in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army have occupied a no-go zone around the vast Panguna copper mine. The villagers who fall inside his territory are denied essential services, and face a fragile security situation. Blundering by corporate jet into this dysfunctional society came an eccentric Australian businessman. His arrival brought hollow promises of multi-million-dollar business deals and benign health programs, and coincided with Musingku...
...majority of low-income applicants appear in the regular pool, according to Fitzsimmons, and admissions officials are hoping for a substantial increase in applications from those students targeted by the initiative
Cserny did not appear to be worried about her ankle, saying she would try to practice today to prepare for tomorrow’s game against Boston University...
...general, that they cannot get good grades without abandoning their true political views. But the number of cases of biased grading practices on account of political leanings is surely less severe than the problem of teaching fellow ignorance or poorly worded exams. Until cases of the persecution of conservatives appear on its campus, a college should refrain from exerting undue influence on a professor’s right to free and open expression...
...total fabrication. I have no doubt that it adds to the entertainment value of the book, but to treat it as a fact is to present a mischievous fantasy as a reality. Also, the statement in your review that Mrs. Erdal has penned all 12 books that appear under my name goes far beyond even the many distortions that appear in Ghosting. N.I. Attallah London Bombs Along the Border? Your notebook item "Bordering on Nukes" [Nov. 22] reported on al-Qaeda's possible plans to smuggle nuclear material into the U.S. from Mexico. Not to worry. We'll take them...