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...whether they are direct or not, whether they are selfless or not? Or should we define it narrowly, as only those actions that help others directly and are performed selflessly? Can meaningful distinctions be made among the myriad forms and definitions of services that Harvard students and graduates will adopt...
...current election procedures, representatives have priority in choosing where to serve based on ranking in their House or Yard elections, often leaving those with fewer votes reduced to serving on a committee to which they are apathetic. In turn, candidates, not knowing which committee they will be serving on, adopt generic platforms in their campaigns—thereby reducing UC elections to a popularity contest. UC members, however, continue to perpetuate these inefficiencies in order to protect their incumbency advantage, a disgraceful parade of egoism which we should repudiate.The UC has had a string of advocacy successes over the last...
...afford to attend college without the help of federal financial aid. The AEP affects these students most profoundly, as those in lower socioeconomic groups are both more dependent on financial aid and more likely to be convicted of drug offenses. For minor drug offenses such as possession, Congress should adopt a rehabilitative approach rather than a punitive one. The best way to prevent recidivism is to provide such offenders with the chance to attend college and become productive members of society. Instead, the AEP renders many college drug offenders unable to continue their education, limiting their opportunities and standing...
...face of these losses, Barnett reports that more and more Chinese visitors now give offerings to the Buddhas in the Jokhang Temple, adopt Tibetan names, and even seek out lamas to instruct them. Might Tibet creep into Chinese souls and consciences even as China takes over Tibetan streets? Barnett is too subtle and skeptical to concentrate on anything more than the silences that lie at the heart of many a Lhasa conversation, and the human realities that remain too complex for any simple right or wrong. In Lhasa: Streets with Memories, though, he shows us with overpowering restraint a city...
...student feedback will be bolstered by an online survey that asks students to rank personal preferences regarding coffee and snack offerings as well as to suggest a name for the new eatery. According to the survey website, the Lamont Café Committee (LCC) will adopt one of the name submissions, or combine suggestions for a “hybrid” name. Students whose submissions contribute to the final name will receive free coffee or tea at the café everyday for the first month it is open. According to Pamela C. Chan ’07, an LCC member...