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...Weiss and Manfredi plan to use their prize money to educate budding artists and architects. According to Weiss, “It’s an opportunity for us to give back. We will be giving the money to a program for at-risk children to engage arts as part of their life.” The GSD awards the prize every two years, and chose Weiss and Manfredi’s project out of 80 entries from around the world. “Olympic Sculpture Park” is the first winner located in the United States since...
...recent shootings, the BSA continued to insist that the governor prioritize bringing an end to the violence. Last Friday, Patrick finally met a group of Harvard students and community leaders, including BSA leaders, promising to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce crime rates, increase job opportunities for at-risk youths, and increase staffing for community centers. His promise to devote more funding to these programs and to develop a plan for moving forward was a significant step, in which the BSA played a crucial role...
...stage yesterday afternoon for a special screening of his 2005 directorial debut, “The Lost City.” The screening was part of a Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations tribute to Garcia for his humanitarian work. Garcia has worked on behalf of hurricane victims, at-risk youth, and cancer patients during his career. The foundation’s director, S. Allen Counter, said Garcia was a natural choice for the honor. “Andy Garcia is very much respected by Cuban-American students for his support for democracy and freedom in Cuba and merging...
...senior government officials and scholars announced at a work meeting in Wuhan that the project had the potential to cause a "huge disaster ... if steps are not taken promptly." And on Oct. 9, the Chongqing municipal government announced it would have to relocate an additional four million people in at-risk areas due to environmental damange caused...
...That may be, but Lloyd Wimberley sees a sad irony in the way current national pressures to close achievement gaps can actually work against the neediest students. "No Child Left Behind has resulted in increased resentment toward at-risk and exceptional-needs kids," he says. "It's sad that legislation intended to improve the outcome for these kids is backfiring...