 IN THE BOSTON GLOBE
"The members of the freshman class coming in this fall [2006] were generally in sixth or seventh grade on September 11, 2001," he points out. "These kids grew up and came of age in a time when everyone talked about terrorism, and I think this really heightens and punctuates the emotions on any discussions involving terrorism or the Middle East," said Andy Overman, classics, in an interview for a cover story of the Boston Globe Magazine entitled "Too Hot to Handle."
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from the Mac Weekly:
Mid East leaders address future
Palestinian and Israeli legislators Hanan Ashrawi and Yossi Beilin found common ground on a single, essential issue Monday afternoon: without positive American intervention, they said, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue to deteriorate.
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from Macalester's press office:
A Mideast Summit: Challenges to Peace” with Palestinian Hanan Ashrawi,
Israeli Yossi Beilin and Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale
Two Mideast peace advocates, Palestinian Hanan Ashrawi and Israeli Yossi Beilin, will discuss possible solutions to conflicts that divide the Middle East in a panel discussion titled “A Mideast Summit: Challenges to Peace,” Mon., Sept. 17, 2007, Alexander G. Hill Ballroom, Kagin Commons, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, Minn. 4:30 p.m. The panel is free but tickets are required and available in a limited amount beginning Sept. 13 at the Macalester College Campus Center. Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale will moderate.
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from Macalester's press office
FORD FOUNDATION SELECTS MACALESTER COLLEGE FOR $100,000 GRANT
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After a national competition in undergraduate education that drew more than 675 proposals, the Ford Foundation has selected Macalester College as one of 27 higher education institutions to receive $100,000 grants for projects that promote academic freedom and constructive dialogue on their campuses.
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