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...describes one teaching fellow for Social Analysis 10—the popular introductory economics course commonly known as Ec 10—who received subpar CUE guide scores and complaints about his language skills from students in his section...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Graduate Student Teaching Fellows Lost in Translation | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

...democracy, and advocating a state based on Islamic law, the Brotherhood is far more popular than any of the small liberal opposition groups that joined together in 2005 under the banner of Kifaya or those who supported the presidential campaign of Ayman Nour, who came in second to Mubarak in the country's first multicandidate presidential race. (Read "Will ElBaradei Run for President of Egypt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Egypt's Opposition: Will the Islamists Join ElBaradei? | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

...successful democratic movement requires active grass-roots support in Egypt, having the Brotherhood on board may be key to reaching the masses. And its steel may be as important to ElBaradei's coalition as its popular support. "From what I've seen, one strong swing of a truncheon, and things really fall apart in the opposition," says Egypt expert Stacher. "They won't fall apart on the Brothers if they do this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Egypt's Opposition: Will the Islamists Join ElBaradei? | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

Families in the midst of adopting children from Russia have been thrown into terrifying limbo. The country has been a popular choice since the mid-1990s for Americans hoping to adopt. But the Russian government has recently been promoting adoption domestically, spurred perhaps in part by a handful of high-profile abuse cases involving adoptees in the U.S. From 2004 to 2009, the number of Russian children adopted by American parents dropped by two-thirds. Families trying to adopt Russian children are bracing now, hoping the number will not drop to zero as a result of Hansen's reckless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russian Adoption: What Happens When a Parent Gives Up? | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

...Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular and most widely performed works,” director Sara J. Libenson ’10 says. “It is different from other Gilbert and Sullivan operas, for others are known for biting satires and their criticism of bourgeoisie ideals. But this is nothing like that. Really it is just a comedy, and it is just hilarious—a rollicking good time...

Author: By Sarah L. Hopkinson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pirates of Penzance | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

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