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...Will R&B's self-described Pied Piper finally get his day in court? Looks like it can go either way. R. Kelly, whose sexually charged lyrics are occasionally redeemed with forays into gospel music, is scheduled to stand trial here Friday on charges he videotaped himself having sex with a female whom the authorities say he knew was at least 13 years old. The case has dragged on since 2002, for often bizarre reasons: One time, because Kelly needed an appendectomy. Another time, the presiding judge broke several bones while climbing a ladder. One of the case's lead...
...alternative to the Cambridgeside Galleria location. “I haven’t had to go to an Apple store yet, but I guess I’d go explore if it was a big deal,” said Katherine A. Kuzma ’11. Samantha R. Reiser ’11 was uneasy about the potentially “chaotic” crowd that accompany such a large opening, though she said she would likely see what the fuss was about. Local businesses, however, were more optimistic about the prospect of crowds overflowing into their...
Although interim Dean of the College David R. Pilbeam said that the proposal would probably not be approved, he asked that the proposal be revised...
...don’t think this is going to fly,” interim Dean of the College David R. Pilbeam said. But he then added, “I am strongly in favor of it.” —Staff writer Bonnie J. Kavoussi can be reached at kavoussi@fas.harvard.edu...
...Kennedy School (HKS) last month found that the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, makes pilgrims more peaceful and tolerant rather than fostering feelings of self-isolation. After reviewing data from a 2006 survey to 1,600 Sunni pilgrims from Pakistan, researchers Asim Ijaz Khwaja of HKS, Michael R. Kremer of the Department of Economics, and David Clingingsmith of Case Western Reserve University, concluded that participation in the Hajj bolsters pilgrims’ observance of Islamic practices, including the five daily prayers and fasting, while decreasing their adherence to local customs, like the practice of dowry. The study also...