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...Nobel Peace Prize laureate and current Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta. But even as such democratic rituals play out, the capital Dili has erupted into a battleground for gangs, internal refugees and supporters of a former army commander turned rebel, Alfredo Reinado. Last spring, tensions within the army spread to the civilian populace, sparking riots in which dozens died. On March 3, Reinado's forces engaged in a firefight with Australian-led peacekeepers. Four people were killed, but Reinado escaped. Earlier this week, mobs loyal to him thronged Dili's streets, burning tires and threatening to torch government buildings...
...began grabbing laptops from rooms in an attempt to salvage students’ property. “With senior theses due right around the corner, we wanted to make sure the laptops didn’t drown,” Aktipis said. As news of the burst pipe spread, e-mails bemoaning the “shitwater” inundating I entryway started flooding Cabot’s open list. Anxious students were quickly calmed by e-mails from Fure and Cabot House Master Jay M. Harris, who informed students that the water was, in fact, from a broken sprinkler...
...thank you for running the opinion piece on Cage-Free Eggs (“Cage Free Food,” editorial, Mar. 7). It really means a lot to see the Crimson take such a strong moral stance as it has done in this case; not only will this spread a greater awareness of the obvious ethical choice regarding battery cage vs. cage-free, but I feel that many people will be convinced by your accurate and telling article. Many people have a great amount of respect for the Crimson, and I really think your endorsement will turn heads...
...Harvard College Democrats for getting needlessly preoccupied with the 2008 election. The media has so saturated our society with the latest gossip on what’s happening on the campaign trail, it’s no wonder people have turned into cyborgs, mindlessly going into New Hampshire to spread the gospel of Obama, Hillary, or this Dodd fellow...
...With 300 concentrators, the economics department’s advising resources are already spread thin, and reviewing syllabi from classes taught elsewhere would be an added burden, Undergraduate Program Administrator Emily R. Neill said...