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...publishing bianually instead of once a year and established a stronger working relationship with the Harvard Film Archive. She started a comp process for the group, established weekly film screenings, and made the magazine a more visible—and accessible—presence on campus.While Whitaker played a crucial role in the development of the relatively young Cinematic, it is her work as president of the Signet Society that has further distinguished her as a leader within Harvard’s arts community. The organization provides a space for undergraduates, graduate students, and professors to meet and exchange ideas...
...withheld a $75 million gift to fund study-abroad trips for undergraduates in need of financial aid, according to a 2006 story in The Wall Street Journal by Zachary M. Seward ’07-’09, a Crimson news writer. The gift had been a crucial part of Summers’ plan to extend Harvard’s global reach, but because of his resignation, Rockefeller cancelled the large gift and gave $10 million to the Latin American studies center instead...
...Pennsylvania primary confirmed that Barack Obama is struggling to capture these crucial, classic swing voters. His campaign says he can compete in many of the red states won by George W. Bush, but McCain remains an option for independents in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and Florida--the Big Four that so often decide a presidential election...
...deepened the skepticism that Caucasians, especially those without a college degree, had about a young, inexperienced African-American guy with an Islamic-sounding name and a highfalutin fluency with language. And worse, it raised questions among the elders of the party about Obama's ability to hold on to crucial Rust Belt bastions like Pennsylvania, Michigan and New Jersey in the general election - and to add long-suffering Ohio to the Democratic column...
...Jafar has been designing and marketing the shirts, creating the Web site www.rallyforiraq.com in addition to using flyers and a Facebook group. While the arch-shaped logo of the shirt may look simple, it was designed to evoke the spirit of open-mindedness and possibility for improvement that is crucial to the cause. “We’re trying to start an initiative, to raise awareness and keep Iraq in the public mind,” says Jafar. “And we’re doing that while investing in something tangible—Iraqi higher education?...