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...between student protesters and University officials, campus political groups have entered into the debate over the salary of Harvard’s security guards. Seven members of the Undergraduate Council (UC), which passed legislation two weeks ago in support of security guards, fasted on Wednesday in support of the ten students currently hunger striking. The politicos that fasted included UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 and Student Activities Committee Chair Mike R. Ragalie ’09. But participation has stirred controversy within the council. Petersen sent an e-mail to the UC open-list on Tuesday...
...think the role of the Jordanian Queen has changed over time, and do you expect it to change greatly in the future? -Latu Lolohea in Salt Lake City, Utah The job description for a queen changes with the times. Ten years ago, for example, the need for cross-cultural dialogue was not as pertinent as it is now. Today it is an integral part of what I do. Having said that, many aspects of the role remain unchanged - primarily to listen, to care and to serve...
...violence has only gotten worse, even though the junta leader, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, is himself a Muslim. With many of the killings involving Muslims targeting Buddhists (although plenty of Muslims have been murdered as well), it's not surprising that sentiment in usually tolerant Thailand is turning hostile. "Ten years ago, it would have failed," says Mettanando Bhikkhu, a prominent Buddhist scholar in Bangkok, of the movement to make the religion the country's official faith. "But among these Buddhist nationalists, burning sentiments against other religions are very strong...
...Preservation activists are critical of the authorities efforts to bypass local preferences in their efforts to get rid of the pier. "Just changing hands from British governors to Beijing governors doesn't change much," says Chen. "After ten years, we thought we got rid of colonialism, but we are still here...
...didn't take long for Pope Benedict XVI's first trip to the Western Hemisphere to generate controversy - in fact, it started ten hours before he landed...