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...turned out to be a demon fund raiser. Friends designed her a website (Teamsueharmon.com) she gave speeches, did interviews. The world was her classroom. Everyone from kindergartners with birthday parties to high school girls marking sweet 16 asked that in place of presents, guests donate to Team Sue Harmon. This fall a 7-year-old handed over a zip-top bag with $51.87 from a summer lemonade stand. People know to give out Sue's number; she gets calls from friends of friends across the country and around the world, women who need someone to cry with or yell...
...their children should not be forced to attend public schools where only certain political beliefs are encouraged. Consequently, we support the Manhattan Federal District Court’s recent ruling in favor of a New York City policy prohibiting public school teachers from wearing political paraphernalia in the classroom. Teachers, like all other citizens, reserve the right to freedom of speech and expression. However, this liberty does not justify any behavior in the classroom, especially if it comes at the expense of students’ best interests. Just like employees in any other sector, teachers are held to certain standards...
...neighbors can be a crucial factor in a project’s success.REDRAWING THE LINESOver the past few years, Harvard has expanded aggressively into the Agassiz neighborhood, most notably with the construction of the Northwest Science Building and the Law School’s new 250,000-square-foot classroom and student space.Harvard engaged the community as it planned its expansions—something that neighbors say created a precedent for Lesley’s construction plans.“When the small group sat down with Lesley,” said Carol Weinhaus, a member of the seven-person...
...making this institutional commitment,” said Spring Greeney ’09, former chair of the Environmental Action Committee, “you’re turning Harvard into a living laboratory as well as an institutional example for its peers, one that extends beyond the classroom and has hands-on, real-world relevance.” —Staff writer Natasha S. Whitney can be reached at nwhitney@fas.harvard.edu...
...none.”Fucito is not only number one on the field, but off the field as well.Elected captain by his teammates, Fucito is a paradigm of what it truly means to be a scholar-athlete.As a result of his prowess both on the pitch and in the classroom, Fucito was named as a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and is one of 48 players named to the 2008 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy Watch List.“I really don’t know what to make...