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Currently, former Pi Eta members hold a majority stake in the board that owns the house. Under terms of the ownership agreement, though, ownership of the house will eventually shift to Sigma Chi if no sale takes place...
...combination of Koran and Kalashnikov, however, is as toxic as that of Bible and burning stake ever was in Europe. The Taliban's mission is more absolute than some other culture crimes their decree has been compared to, such as the Nazis' famed burning of the books: works of art are singular and their destruction is irrevocable, whereas books exist in the plural and other copies may escape the fire...
...drugmakers couched their action in philanthropic terms, but the companies have more than their reputations at stake. Generic drugmakers, like India's Cipla Ltd. and Hetero Drugs, have already offered three-drug combos for $350 to $600 a year per patient, 40% less than the best prices offered in developing countries by Western firms...
...performed by technicians--or even computers. There are some data suggesting that technicians can be trained to read the mammograms as reliably as physicians, though at a slower rate. Radiologists already use sophisticated computer programs to improve their ability to detect tumors. No one is ready, however, to stake the lives of millions of women on mammographers who are not doctors...
...illegitimate. It is illegitimate because it fails to take into account the diversity of interests on this campus and because it excludes the voices of students, faculty and staff. This manner of decision-making is typical of the Harvard administration: undemocratic and unaccountable to those with the greatest stake in the outcome...