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...Despite claims by the International Cricket Council that it has eradicated match-fixing, suspicions persist that the practice continues. After Cronje died in a small plane crash in South Africa in 2002, some people saw the hand of South Asian organized crime at work. Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz alleged to reporters earlier this week that one of South Asia's bookmaking mafia rings is probably behind Woolmer's murder. Sarfraz claims bookies were manipulating results, and that five members of the Pakistani squad were involved. The team's spokesman, Pervez Mir, angrily dismissed Sarfraz's allegations, telling...
...source of warmth and familiarity in a Harvard campus that can seem overwhelming. Lee describes the BSA as “a support network for all students, in an otherwise isolating and cold place.” Likewise, Jimmy Zhao ’08, co-president of the Asian American Association (AAA), says one of the club’s goals “is to provide a community for our members, to provide space where our members feel safe. In general, people would agree that you can’t always let your guard down here. In high school...
...habit of sticking with these groups.” He says, “Just having those groups on campus is divisive. As many good things as each of these student groups do, you have to acknowledge the fact that their presence is saying that this is where the Asian students go, this is where the Black students go, and that is not good at all. You’re not looking towards the student body as a whole.” The fundamental assumption within these groups seems to be that if two people are of the same race...
...leaders of student organizations see their groups as venues for collaboration as much as community. According to Ho of the Asian-American Women’s Association, “We hope the role that AAWA plays is something that promotes forward-thinking, the creation of some kind of community that can be respectful of, but can also cross cultural boundaries.” Similarly, Lee says, “There’s always room for more collaboration, not just between black students and other students, but between Muslims and Christians, between Republicans and Democrats, etcetera...
...many Harvard students, groups like BlackCAST and the Asian-American Dance Troupe prove a much-needed venue for the intersection of minority concerns and their artistic endeavors. Jason C.B. Lee ’08 stresses the significance of showcasing the work of minorities in the performing arts: “There’s a rich artistic legacy within the black community that has produced defining works of art, whether it’s musically or in theater,” he says. “Having a forum to produce or reproduce these types of cultural expression within...