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...could never understand why anyone would want to listen to Imus even before his "nappy-headed hos" debacle, but I can't help wondering whether his castigation illustrates a double standard. If Chris Rock were to say the same thing, he'd probably get another HBO special. Isn't it time we all stand up and say that race, gender, sexual orientation and nationality are off limits for cracking jokes? Humor is great, but let's not tolerate it at another's expense. Russ Bannon, PALMAS DEL MAR, PUERTO RICO It is unfortunate that many people who heard Imus' coarse...
...great thing about America. You can be where I am.” Chao emphasized that Asian Americans play an increasingly important role in politics. According to Chao, Asian American politicians could help improve U.S. relations with China. “The Chinese don’t understand us, and we don’t understand them,” she said. “We can contribute a lot to bridging that cultural gap.” Co-president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Association, Ren J. Zhao ’08, said he enjoyed the meeting...
...seeds for the farm have been sown, EAC Chair Spring Greeney ’09, who e-mailed the initial link to the poll, acknowledged that it was still unclear whether undergraduates would be able to reap the benefits. “The farm project, as far as I understand it, is still really, really speculative, as is much of what is going on in Allston,” she said. “They don’t have any concrete plans because the farm is still so far off in the future, if anything where to happen with...
...Aizenberg says in a phone interview from her office in New Jersey. Aizenberg’s research focuses on the structures of biological materials. She then tries to replicate their design in the lab using engineering techniques. “The idea is to take biologic principles, understand them, and then try to resimulate it...and come up with a new, synthetic, man-made material that replicates these biological principles,” Aizenberg says. “I am looking at these smart biological materials from the point of view not of a biologist but of a physical scientist...
...earlier this spring that resulted in the company agreeing to pay a $2 million settlement. “In the IRS, we have 180 agents, who are underpaid and under-trained, and are attempting to regulate almost 1 million charities—they just don’t understand the subtle distinctions between non-profits and for-profits doing social work...