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...caught the attention of the authorities. Jones moved the Temple to the Guyanan jungle, out of which his flock built an impressive village, Jonestown, housing thousands of Temple worshipers and their families. In a newsreel clip, Jones shows off the stocks of food he has amassed: meats, vegetables, Kool Aid...
Last Friday, the spring sun warmed the air and a gentle breeze rustled trees in Radcliffe Yard. Too cheerful a setting for “The Future of Humans Rights Practice: Innovations in Africa” conference? Not if one follows the latest evolution in development aid standards—in fact, a miracle can happen: “Africa,” “human rights,” and “optimism” can indeed be used in the same sentence. It may not surprise many that Paul Wolfowitz, the newly anointed chief...
...Especially since we are at Harvard.” Gabriela Pena ’08 praised Harvard’s treatment of undocumented students. “I know a lot of undocumented students,” she said. “Harvard is actually really helpful with financial aid and stuff.” Students were particularly vocal on the issue of border control. “There are issues of safety,” Yonit D. Lavin ’09 said. “It is a very scary thing that anyone can just come into...
Students should lobby for increased affordable housing, accessible legal aid, adequate income, and universal healthcare to fight homelessness, a panel of experts said last night. Cambridge Student Partnerships, part of a student-run nonprofit that teaches low-income individuals how to be independent and obtain governmental assistance, sponsored the panel. About 50 students gathered on the plush leather couches of the Lowell Junior Common Room to hear the five speakers. Panelists began by discussing the causes of homelessness. Macy DeLong, who said she was once homeless herself, focused on how mental health issues can lead individuals to lose shelter...
...governmental organizations working in the region say only a robust international intervention will stop the killing. Matt Bryden, director of the Horn of Africa Project for aid and lobby group International Crisis Group, points out that "the extent of Khartoum's resistance [to a beefed-up peacekeeping force] hasn't been fully explored yet." If the talks in Abuja fail, that may be the only option left to end the slaughter...