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...team is not his goal. He wants to sustain undergraduate participation because “what that transfers down to is the athletic department, and the school realizing that there are kids who are involved and there could be a place permanently for polo if there was support,” he says. “Ideally, we want everybody to come out and play who can, and hopefully in the future, if alumni and the school itself realize that’s an issue, they can make it possible for these kids...
...major arguments in support of calendar reform was the possibility of an extended recess with new opportunities that would present themselves during that time. Many imagined J-term as a chance to explore new topics and non-academic interests on campus without the stresses associated with term-time commitments. By aborting plans for structured programming and forcing a majority of students off campus, the administration will effectively remove a large array of opportunities for students, including those who would have used the time to pursue independent projects on campus...
...gotten to the place where whatever you feel like doing you should do. That's why I'm feeling such a need to support the women and families who make the hard choice to be with their kids, because they have a whole society saying "do what you feel like doing...
...pressure has been raised for Obama to make good on his promise to support gay rights in a meaningful way. The battle has broken, at least temporarily, in favor of gay marriage. The smiles on the faces of gay-rights supporters have been matched by a somber mood among Evangelicals and others opposed to expanding the definition of marriage. "I am not giving up on this issue, nor assuming that the debate is over," Mohler told TIME. "Clearly, it is not. Yet I do sense that the ground is moving under our feet...
...four months, "Fuji," as Peruvians called him, took TIME on a ride around the capital in his Toyota 4x4. His aim was to demonstrate that he, not the Tupac Amaru guerrillas who were holding 72 civilians (including Fujimori's brother) at the embassy residence, who enjoyed the support of the country's poor. At one shantytown he rolled down his window and basked in the thank-yous for the new streets and microbuses. One woman called out, "Fuji, the new water pumps you gave us aren't working!" Ever the engineer, Fujimori shot back, "Do you have the pressure...