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A vocal opposition, including Battat and former Treasurer Michael R. Kelsen '90, criticized the council for the short length of time it spent discussing such a large expenditure. The council spends more than four hours alloting its $40,000 grants budget, but "we spent 10 minutes discussing the [concert] issue...
TWO men standing by a river suddenly noticed a baby float by. One of the men jumped into the river and swam the baby to shore. Then a second baby floated by, and a third. Each time, the same man swam to the rescue. But babies kept coming, one after...
Most of the work of Phillips Brooks House Association resembles that of the man who dived in. Soup kitchens and tutoring programs address the immediate needs of very needy people. Public service volunteers bring food and warmth and human knowledge to people starved for lack of resources.
But soup kitchens will not reduce the number of homeless people, and tutoring programs cannot overcome racism, poverty, illiteracy, or environmental distruction. These are the issues which PBHA volunteers confront every day. Month after month, PBHers dive into the river and try to teach their pupils to swim. But, day...
It is small wonder that the directors of homeless shelters and big-sibling programs should look for more enduring solutions. Like the man who walked upstream, the PBH leadership recognizes the need to address society's ills on two fronts. A real solution must change the system that is producing...