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...Stone and other University officials haggled over the underground passageway with City Council members and neighborhood residents, at stake was whether the University and its neighbors could compromise even when the main players were not just on speaking terms but actively negotiating...
...when $150,000 is at stake, parents may not be convinced by the revealed preferences argument: that Harvard is “worth it” because other students—and their parents, presumably—think it’s worth it, too. It’s quite unlikely that students are learning significantly more at Harvard than they would have at Berkeley. So how do we know we’re not all lemmings, following one another into a ravine of debt blindly whistling “10,000 Men of Harvard...
...repulse G.I.s from Baghdad, she represents a serious problem for American military planners. The resistance they will face may not come only from Saddam's army or his Republican Guard. Millions of ordinary Iraqis, like Muntaha, have benefited from Saddam's rule and have a personal stake in his survival. And they won't all have to make the ultimate sacrifice for their leader in order to complicate matters for the Americans...
...tries to wrest her away. As the eponymous “quiet American,” Pyle is rather the opposite—his naive idealism and fervent democratic bent wreak havoc in issues apart from the cynical Fowler’s true love. Not only is love at stake, however: Pyle’s presence also leads Fowler to uncover disturbing information about America’s involvement in the war. Though Pyle turns Fowler’s life topsy-turvy, Noyce keeps his film uncomplicated—and the esteemed Caine is also unlikely to disappoint. The Quiet...
Recent articles and opinion pieces in this newspaper have pointed out what everyone knows: the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) is not meeting the fitness needs of the Harvard community. What is at stake is not just students’ waistlines, but their mental health, and sometimes even their lives...