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...deaf person. The protests carried the same moral clarity as the legendary civil rights march, and they succeeded. The hearing president resigned, and I. King Jordan became Gallaudet's first deaf leader. But now Jordan is leaving, and the appointment of his replacement has ignited a new round of protests that lack all the moral clarity of 1988. That's because Jane Fernandes, the incoming president, has been deaf since birth. The question is, How deaf...
...makers of Project Runway. Last spring's edition proved that food preparation can be as telegenic as dress design--what is haute cuisine but fashion that you can eat? With a new, better host (model and cookbook author Padma Lakshmi) and new challenges (this week a lightning sushi round), Top Chef makes food entertaining without dumbing it down, not unlike a good Vegas restaurant. Don't watch on an empty stomach...
...comparative maps showing the spread of faculty residences outward from Cambridge since 1905. It calls on the Faculty “to reconsider the way that we do business on a day-to-day basis, and to recognize that practices that evolved when Harvard faculty were available on a round-the-clock basis to interact with colleagues and students are having a discriminatory and counterproductive effect today.”Martin said in the interview that her main priorities for the year are to restructure searches for new faculty in a way that maximizes the applicant pool and to improve...
Harvard crew offers a unique opportunity for incoming freshmen with no rowing experience: Newell Boathouse is home to 23 heavyweight and lightweight varsity national championships, and Harvard coaches know the value of walk-ons to the success of the varsity and freshmen programs.Only five to 10 recruits help round out the heavyweight and lightweight freshman rosters each season, giving the Crimson just one boat comprised of recruited athletes. As many as three freshman eights compete in racing season—each team needs a minimum of 30 oarsmen and several coxswains—and both the heavyweight and lightweight programs...
...efforts of China and other related nations, the resolution voices the condemnations of the entire international community for the DPRK [North Korea] nuclear test on the one hand and, on the other, dispels the possibility for the use of force against DPRK and restrains from imposing all-round sanctions against the nation." It suggests that the measures could be revoked if North Korea shows restraint and agrees to return to the six-party negotiations over its nuclear program, and emphasizes the importance of backing the sanctions resolution with intensified diplomacy: "The resolution is more balanced with a prevalent possibility...