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Just after 11, as the sirens began to wail in the distance, a lone drummer started to tap out the rhythm of a Tibetan welcome. A group of men, wearing white masks and headdresses, began to perform an ancient Tibetan opera dance

Students began lining up soon after midnight to get their tickets for the Dalai Lama's talk on Sept. 15. Jeff Yip plays catch, while Neil Mehta and August Dietrich (all class of '06) try to nap. (Staff photos by Stephanie Mitchell)

"The early bird catches ... the Dalai Lama" might have been the motto of the hundreds of Harvard students who turned out as early as 1 a.m. Friday for tickets to the Tibetan leader's Sept. 15 appearance at the Memorial Church.

TIN has learned, through reliable sources, that Yongzin Nyima, tutor of the Karmapa, Ugyen Trinley Dorje, has been released from detention by the Chinese authorities earlier this week, possibly Tuesday or Wednesday.

The Dalai Lama has suggested to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile to consider amendments to the Tibetan Charter in Exile aimed at transferring the decision-making process on the passage of bills as well as administrative appointments from him to the elected leadership.

The Dalai Lama, left, walks in with Bishop John Bryson Chane, right, into the Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003, in Washington. In a mix of religious traditions at the cathedral, Buddhist monks sang, the Dalai Lama read from ancient Buddhist teachings, and bishops prayed and read from the Bible. Photo by Lawrence Jackson AP - Sep 11 7:32 PM

People in a large crowd greet the Dalai Lama as he arrives to visit the Kurukulla Buddhist Center September 12, 2003 in Medford, Massachusetts. The Tibetan spiritual leader visited the center at the start of his four-day stop in the Boston area during a 16-day United States tour. Photo by Jim Bourg

The Dalai Lama (C) clasps together the hands of Medford, Massachusetts Mayor Michael McGlynn (L) and U.S. Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) as he greets a crowd of Boston area Buddhists and supporters gathered in the garden of the Kurukulla Buddhist Center, September 12, 2003 in Medford. The Tibetan spiritual leader visited the center at the start of his four-day stop in the Boston area during a 16-day United States tour. Photo by Jim Bourg

His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his flight from Tibet. Courtesy The October Gallery.

Packing a brightly-coloured hat and stashing some josticks in her back pocket, Emma Midgley headed over the pass for a real Tibetan experience. Currently on display at the October Gallery is a unique collection of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist art