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...been “suspended” for over two decades, leaving residents there to rely on spotty bus service. No plans currently exist to restore this service. Also included in the agreement is a connection between the MBTA Red and Blue Lines at the Charles/MGH station, which would aid public transit commuters from East Boston and decongest the seriously overcrowded central stations. The Romney administration has essentially killed this project, citing a lack of available funds. State transportation funds, however, are in anything but short supply. The Romney administration is only choosing to divert them to less worthy projects...
...comfortable getting information from peers who are qualified and whose advice they can respect.“I think the information is a big part in giving us confidence with being advisers,” she said.The DAPAs also learned advising and counseling skills, as well as some first aid and how to intervene in situations where people seem dangerously intoxicated.Despite the large commitments, students raved about the training process.“It’s so fun! Ryan’s an awesome guy,” gushed Sancken.Tao, a premed student, said that she wanted to become...
Activism is healthy; it adds to the political discourse on a college campus, and often the College could do with a bit more of it. The May-Day Coalition has worked admirably to publicize this event, and we hope that students—even without the aid of professors’ bending schedules—decide to join the efforts to walkout against harmful immigration policies...
...most secretive item may be a trade-fair award, named after Reagan-era CIA Director William Casey, that will be given at an unannounced ceremony at an unspecified time and place. The undisclosed winner, a high-profile business exec, will be cited for "selfless dedication"--code for his unheralded aid to U.S. intelligence...
...situation for refugees is desperate. Aid agencies that remain in the area now assist more than 3 million people--half of Darfur's population--but their work is limited by the continued fighting. The World Food Program said last week that it has received only one-third of the $746 million it needs to fight malnutrition in Darfur. It plans to halve the amount of food it distributes. Jan Egeland, the U.N.'s top humanitarian-aid official, says that because of the violence and shortfall in funds, the U.N. may have to halt some relief operations within weeks...