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...Summers’ heavy-handed involvement in Faculty affairs and complained that he exerted too much influence on their deliberations.He initially served as an ex officio member of the curricular review’s Committee on General Education, chaired by then-FAS Dean Kirby, but Summers was soon pressured by Faculty members to bow out.The ongoing tension between Summers and members of the Faculty was further strained by Kirby’s sudden decision to resign in January 2006.Though Summers and Kirby never publicly acknowledged their falling-out, sources close to the central administration said at the time that Summers...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel and June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Professors: University Past Shouldn't Follow Summers' Political Future | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

Coulon said he offered to participate in the weekend’s activities as soon as he received an e-mail from Red Cross asking for instructors...

Author: By Helen X. Yang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Training in Cai’s Memory | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

...race from the one in 2006. In last month’s election, which resulted in the reelection of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Liberal Party saw their number of seats in Parliament reduced from 95 to 76. Current Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion will step down as soon as a new leader is chosen, making him only the second Liberal Party leader in the Party’s history to fail to attain the office of Prime Minister. “The prize has been diminished,” said Cohen. “The party is broke...

Author: By Adeline S. Rolnick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ignatieff Seeks To Lead Party | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

...Though invisibility cloaks won’t be sold as Halloween costumes anytime soon, plenty of other consumer gadgets based on optical breakthroughs are hitting the market. Several companies are selling “pocket projectors” for less than $500 this holiday season that are the size of an iPhone and can project a digital image as wide as 50 inches onto any surface. Take it camping and project “Iron Man” onto the side of the tent. Bring it to a job interview and project a brief slideshow pitch about your Webkinz-Pokemon...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Riding the Wave of the Future | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

...closer to food distribution centers. The government announced that it intends to open those schools by December, but has yet to say where it will relocate the refugees. Given the recent standing of Haiti's schools, they may be well advised to find some other kind of shelter soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Schools Collapse, and Haiti's Woes Continue | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

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