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NAHC Secretary Leah R. Lussier ’07 calls Native Americans the “true, true minority,” saying her ethnic background is a source of curiosity for people she meets...
...letter to the Harvard Civil Rights Project, Menino expressed concerns with the findings of the study. “In the past decade our city has made great progress in supporting the success of all of Boston’s residents, without regard to their race or ethnic background...
...Saturday's two attacks. "These killers have no brains at all. Look at what they are doing to the country." Some Egyptians take comfort in the belief that the perpetrators of the recent attacks appear to have been poorly-organized amateurs with a limited capacity for mayhem. The background and motives of the attackers remain fuzzy, and it is not known whether they were attempting to exploit the growing political tension in the country, or were simply imitating the anti-Western violence that has become endemic in countries such as Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Thus far, there is no sign...
...done a lot of work for major cities on their waterfronts. I was impressed by that piece of his background and from seeing some of those plans,” Lynn says. “He was my first choice...
...says Nicholas F.M. Josefowitz ’05, one of four Associate Chairs, who is also a Crimson editor. The difference, he says, is just a matter of proportion. “Obviously, as in giving to any organization, some people are able to give more, because of family background or whatever,” he says. “One thinks one can ask those people in money terms for more but proportionally in a similar way, a way that could benefit Harvard and allow them to feel their contribution is more worthwhile...