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...There’s not much riding on it. Just the state of the world. The condition of your country,” George Clooney adds in the press release. In making such films, young Americans will not only be motivated to conduct research on social concerns but also affect and inform those who were previously unaware of the issues. “Film has a great power in reaching audiences, forming opinions, and challenging people,” says Akis P. Konstantakopoulos ’06, a VES concentrator. “This method will definitely be more successful...
...well-known public face of HRL.“Harvard being such a liberal school, we’re a point of view that doesn’t get expressed that often on campus,” Grizzle explains. And thus HRL is pleased to have had this affect. “We’re not going to ban abortion on campus, we just want to show that there are alternatives.”HRL does more than make posters. They run toy drives with neighborhood churches, make mother’s day cards for community organizations...
Finally, while we mostly support the May-Day Coalition on political issues, we are uncomfortable with some professors’ decisions to reschedule regular class hours to accommodate students who wish to take part in the event. Professors’ political views should not affect the operation of their courses. Allowing them to do so unfairly penalizes students without the appetite for the walkout and sets a precedent that will discourage students in the future from enrolling in courses where they disagree with the professor’s political views. There are many reasons why a professor might have...
...what it feels like to drop the H-bomb and is familiar with that tinge of pride at the recognition and respect which our institution’s name inspires. That distinction, however, becomes a point of shame when we fail to deserve the elitism which we so naturally affect and when we instead spout vulgarities from a pedestal. Harvard’s most recent and feted cultural contribution is chick lit written by an aspiring investment banker. We have fallen a long way from T.S. Eliot, and we should be ashamed...
...Will full-scale war break out? The L.T.T.E.'s political head in Trincomalee, S. Elilan, says the Tigers are ready to unleash attacks that would be "catastrophically disabling and devastating to the enemy," but adds that the rebels have no wish to "adversely affect the peace process." Government defense spokesman Keheliya Ram-bukwella speaks of "coordinated retaliation" that will "continue as long as the L.T.T.E. targets the security forces." But President Mahinda Rajapakse, a nationalist, declared himself a "man of peace" last week...