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Although the wildfires caught so many victims by surprise last weekend, there has been no shortage of distant early-warning signs. The 11th chapter of the second working group of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for example, warned that fires in Australia were "virtually certain to increase in intensity and frequency" because of steadily warming temperatures over the next several decades. Research published in 2007 by the Australian government's own Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization reported that by 2020, there could be up to 65% more "extreme" fire-danger days compared with 1990, and that...
...engagements that included phone banks, weekend canvassing trips to New Hampshire, voter registration drives in Dorchester, and fundraising for the Obama campaign. “Change starts at the bottom and trickles its way up,” Hayward said. There was also great excitement surrounding the Harvard chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which was reactivated by students from across the University on Wednesday night. Jarell L. Lee ’10 emphasized the enormous impact that the Harvard NAACP could have on the larger Boston and Cambridge areas. “We have...
...still alive, we don't fully understand it," says Levi. The British government has already asked Pakistan to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency access to Khan. Previous such requests went nowhere. Pakistan's foreign ministry has said it now considers the Khan affair a closed chapter...
...week before the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, students from across the University gathered to re-charter the Harvard chapter of the historic organization last night. In front of nearly 75 attendees, HLS student James A. Nortey addressed the lack of social justice and civil rights initiatives on campus. “This is Harvard University. How can there not be an NAACP?” Nortey asked. The organization’s current on-campus absence may be part of a larger statewide trend. Once known for bitter anti-discrimination battles...
...work in Hollywood, the Harvard name opens doors to an industry that has proven notoriously hard to crack. “Harvard is an invaluable resource. It creates an instant connect and instant trust,” said Madeleine Bennett ’11, president of the undergraduate chapter of Harvardwood, a non-profit organization for Harvard students, alums, and staff interested in careers on or behind the silver screen. But the formalized, extensive alumni network that now supports current students was not always in place. Years ago, informal networks were predominant—and for some alums, these structures...