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Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 urged an auditorium of mostly Latino undegraduates yesterday to help increase diversity at Harvard by participating in ongoing efforts to recruit minorities. Recalling his own undergraduate background as an “ambassador from the blue-collar world,” Fitzsimmons said that one of the more effective recruiting techniques is to have future applicants meet Harvard students from similar backgrounds. Fitzsimmons spoke at an event moderated by members of Concilio Latino—an umbrella group for students of Latino descent. Nationally, the Hispanic population...
...belongs to a party that you’ve been conditioned to believe is out to get you, looking at politicians as individuals can go a long way to overcoming your trepidation. There are Republicans out there who do believe in things like marriage equality and governmental programs to aid the poor, and there are certainly God-fearing, pro-life Democrats who want to lower taxes. Giving our votes to those who represent the best of both worlds, rather than simply voting along party lines will not only keep both parties on their toes, but force them back...
...Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). “We use the tenets of Dr. Walter Willett’s Healthy Eating Pyramid to guide our menus and the nutrition information we share with students,” Martin said, referring to a nutritional aid developed by researchers at HSPH. “That said,” Martin added, “we believe very much in the student’s right to make his or her own dietary decisions, and students are showing a growing interest in areas of healthy eating...
...Harvard students and eliminate the new tax on gifts to student groups. Though these daily costs eat into the income of every undergraduate, they are particularly hard to shoulder for low-income students, according to UC President John C. Haddock ’07. “The financial aid packages and the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative are incredible steps, but they’ll never be able to address a lot of the unexpected costs,” Haddock said. Haddock began the meeting by identifying four primary areas of “hidden cost”: academics, community...
...short term, overwhelm Iraq with an information campaign that declares that the U.S. will establish no permanent bases in Iraq, and will be out in a year. And make clear that the issue of sustained aid to Iraq will be dependent on their willingness to reconcile differences and quell the insurgency...