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...African governments have taken freedom of speech and fair elections more seriously recently. Most notably, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria was forced out last year when his term was up. At the same time, continent-wide reforms have improved governance. At the end of the last century, African rulers, led by Mbeki and South Africa, began to commit to the rule of law, human rights, and free and fair elections. The Organisation of African Unity, little more than a club for dictators, was reconstituted as the African Union, with aspirations to rule Africa better and a mandate to intervene...
Whether or not it is commonplace for a team to have super-seniors, athletes who have a year left in their eligibility and see graduation looming on the horizon have a tough decision to make. For fifth-year football wide receiver, Corey Mazza, his decision to return to the Crimson this past year was made after his, and his team’s, less than perfect finish during the 2006-2007 season...
...czar acts as a College-wide social coordinator, both for large campus-wide events—such as Yardfest and the annual welcome-back barbecue—and smaller events in the Houses. McCoy will also serve as the primary adviser for the College Events Board (CEB) and the First Year Social Committee, according to Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin...
...being of the numerous students on campus should not have gone so neglected. After all the house dining halls closed on Friday, March 21, a $35 billion institution became home to possibly hundreds barren bellies and scholar-scavengers. A surprising number of undergraduates are compelled to stay for a wide variety of reasons, all of which call for a daily meal plan. First, many seniors are forced linger over break in order to complete theses. The final deadlines for many departments fall after the break, concentrators often open out of returning home for a spell or wiling away hours...
...appeared on Monday that militants had heeded Sadr's call in Basra. Reuters reported that armed fighters were no longer in the streets and that the city was calm. In Baghdad the situation was less clear. The government lifted a city-wide curfew in all but a few militia strongholds, signaling that fears of truly disastrous violence had begun to subside. But at least some militants either had not yet received or were choosing to ignore Sadr's directive. Monday morning rockets or mortars once again slammed into the U.S. and Iraqi headquarters in central Baghdad. In what has become...