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...protesters targeted the show at Harvard’s Peabody Museum because one of the event’s sponsors was the Consulate of Mexico in Boston. The consul general, Porfirio Thierry Muñoz Ledo, attended the event, and activists entered a reception after the show with the aim of urging him to sign a letter condemning the actions of his country’s leaders as well as the Oaxaca governor. The strife in Oaxaca erupted with a teachers’ strike this past May. The strikers and their allies accuse Governor Ulises Ruiz of corruption and want...
...they are useful,” says Reyes, who says he is influenced by game theory. “Usefulness varies with each contest. It could be said that games are a waste of time because they don’t actually produce or deliver a value but their aim is to introduce reflexivity. The concept of ‘ad usum’ is not a claim to be useful.”A SMASHING SUCCESSThe red crane-like structure from which Ross fell is a primary example of the concept of usable—but not necessarily useful?...
...error occurred while processing this directive] deliberately, say guides Mary Baker and Maria Rocke, co-founders of Archaeotours. Supplying a running commentary and picnic lunch, they take small parties around South Wales' many historic sites by car, van or foot. The duo met as archaeology college students, and aim to prove there's "more to Wales than leeks, hats and choirs," says Baker. They took me on a typical trip that led from ancient tombs like Carreg Samson near Fishguard to medieval Dryslwyn Castle in Camarthenshire...
...preparation for a career in politics,” said Sanby Lee ’08, co-president of AAA. “We want them to have the encouragement and support to be involved in the community and beyond that.” The group’s aim is to increase diversity among these organizations and to create a future generation of Asian American leaders. “Diversity is important overall to provide different points of view and to represent the student body,” said Susan Y. Yao ’09, AAA educational...
...general education report, curiously enough, there is no mention of the fundamental principles of religious thought, even though the general education report stresses that students are affected by religion and should think critically about it. As the report states, “These courses are not prescriptive: their aim is to help students understand the interplay between religious and secular institutions, practices, and ideas.” This apparent exclusion of the basic principles of religion from the reason and faith requirement makes it seem that the general education report is holding religion to a different standard than the other...