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...World” convention was a panel-style conference featuring politicians and speakers from the Salvadoran community. “The conference claims to represent 500,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S.,” said demonstrator Sofia Hasenfus, “but it costs $50 per person to attend the panel. Do they really think immigrants have that kind of money to pay?” The Salvadoran population is the fastest growing Latino population in Massachusetts, with a 137 percent growth since 1990. According to the City of Boston’s 2000 New Bostonian Demographic Report, there...

Author: By Ariadne C. Medler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Demonstrators Protest Salvadoran Ambassador | 10/18/2005 | See Source »

...charity. Instead, the $25.9 billion the University has invested across the world in its endowment is earmarked for a similarly noble purpose. The educational and research efforts that Harvard sponsors around the globe are making this world a better place. Harvard grants allow low-income students to attend the College with no parental contribution. They sponsor groundbreaking medical research (which, among other things, has made Harvard the premier place for stem-cell research in the U.S.), and they sponsor initiatives to solve longstanding health, poverty, and cultural issues. Every cent that Harvard spends to enhance its public image by matching...

Author: By Alex Slack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DISSENTING OPINION: Stop Matching Donations | 10/18/2005 | See Source »

...play a poker game or drop a quarter in a slot machine. Some may argue that the casino environment is unsuitable for a teenager. Often, alcohol abounds, and at 18, the person cannot legally drink. Yet, gambling and alcohol do not necessarily need to be related. One could attend a casino without drinking, or could be carded for drinks at the bar or by waitresses (just as they are already carded to gamble in the first place). Furthermore, the rest of the world does not seem to be following the trend set by the U.S. Many countries abroad have recently...

Author: By Reva P. Minkoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gambling Lives But Not Money | 10/18/2005 | See Source »

...problem that kept us from racing another one came up,” Golden said.The man driving the trailer got lost while out of cell phone service areas, so the pair didn’t know where their shell was.They had no coach, and thus no one to attend the coaches’ meeting, and thus no one to register their team colors, which proved a problem when a race official questioned them on their colors.Despite the adversity, the team known as Schwingg was grabbing plenty of attention. In addition to the heat lineups, the name was featured along with...

Author: By J. PATRICK Coyne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rowing Duo Embarks on Wacky Adventure | 10/18/2005 | See Source »

...might be a few tourists roaming a place like Harvard Yard? Can you really be all that surprised that “Bob, Sue, and the kids” want their picture taken at a place so iconic? In fact, isn’t that why you chose to attend Harvard in the first place? Chances are that you, too, will capitalize on the Harvard name for some time after graduation. If you wanted to study in a place where you wouldn’t be bothered by outsiders, where no one would ever willingly choose to visit your campus...

Author: By Julie B. Goldman | Title: Don’t Like The Fame? Then Don’t Go To Harvard | 10/17/2005 | See Source »

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