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...wanted to let the administration know how strongly we felt about the department and that they couldn't just get rid of us," said Glenn M. Davis '95, a linguistics concentrator who opposed the demotion...
...They have a general reputation of being anti-intellectual and involving students in unfortunate incidents," he said. "Also, it's ironic that Harvard students would be interested in them when most colleges are trying to get rid of them...
...viruses like HIV, Lassa, the filovirus and others are emerging to wreak their toll. In a rather mystical but ominous conclusion, Preston warns that "the rain forest has its own defenses...The earth's immune system, so to speak, is starting to kick in...The earth is attempting to rid itself of an infection by the human parasite. Perhaps AIDS is the first step in a natural process of clearance...
...countrymen have lost the will to help themselves. "The majority of people there are used to the system taking care of them. Now that it's not, they're so concerned with the lack of food, electricity and gas that they've forgotten about the . greater goal of getting rid of Castro." Albertini wants the U.N. to impose a total blockade on Cuba, even if such a move causes heightened hardship for residents, including his grandmother and aunt. "A blockade would force the people there to realize that the Americans are not going to invade Cuba and solve the problem...
...British lawmaker that two suspected Libyan intelligence agents be tried in a third country. But Britain, which has already charged the two men, rejected the offer unless Libyan capo Muammar Gaddafi allows the proceedings on British or U.S. soil. Why's Libya reaching out now? Gaddafi reportedly wants to rid the strapped country of U.N. sanctions imposed in 1992 after his government refused to hand over the suspects...