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...Although the anniversary comes amid recent surges in Japanese nationalism and intense debate over reforming the country's pacifist constitution, it won't be celebrated nationally, implying Japan is far from embracing its militaristic past. Most Japanese draw a blank on the date; the victory over Russia is far overshadowed by the suffering and shame of World...
...last two weeks have been tough for everyone on the Undergraduate Council (UC). At the close of one of our most active semesters to date, former UC Vice President Ian W. Nichols ’06 resigned. Days later, at the next UC meeting, the council elected Clay T. Capp ’06 as the new Vice President. While an unprecedented series of events such as these might understandably lead some to speculate as to what happened behind closed doors, that speculation has gone...
...much of his output. Yet the new bequest includes 17 extraordinary oil-on-paper studies of the sky, circa 1850, with clouds that are variously stormy, striated, menacing and, rarely, light and fluffy. Boudin, then in his mid-20s, painted them outdoors, with rapid brushstrokes, and sometimes recorded the date, time and wind conditions on the back. He encouraged his friend Monet to try the same technique, an experiment that culminated in Monet's widely acclaimed variations on the Houses of Parliament in London and the waterlilies at his home in Giverny. Senn, an opinionated and eclectic collector, appears...
...returned for her final year with a new commitment. She signed up for LASIK eye surgery so she could qualify for aviation, even though the date fell during swimming season and she was team captain. It was the first time she had ever voluntarily missed a swim meet. She turned down an invitation from the swim-team coach to stay on an extra year as a graduate assistant. She's in a hurry now. She can't wait to get to Fort Rucker (or Mother Rucker, as it's known to cadets) in Alabama and start flying, even though...
...July, company officials say, the Arabic channel's broadcasts will emphasize factual reporting on issues like political reform. Hamad bin Thamer told TIME that the board is studying a report by Ernst & Young on how to become more financially competitive, with a view toward privatizing al-Jazeera. No date has been set for an IPO, but the chairman suggests that when it happens, a majority stake could be reserved for Qatari citizens, with the remaining shares open to all international investors...