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...excessive narcissism makes you want to be there, to be part of something greater than yourself. But today’s students are paralyzed by the impotent sensation of having nothing to fight for. Everything seems either too big (Iraq), too trivial (cage-free eggs), or too intractable (Darfur). In the days of postmodernism, irony, and moral relativism, it’s difficult to find something to latch on to. In the meantime, those dreaming strikers will stay on in Harvard Yard, bang their drums (or Poland Spring water bottles), and cry out to whomever will listen...
...last year. College administrators said the company had reformed its operations, but undergraduates have expressed skepticism about using Collegeboxes again. Students attending last night’s meeting said the College should have consulted more extensively with current undergraduates before making the decision. Student groups in attendance included the Darfur Action Group, the Woodbridge Society, the Harvard South Asian Association, the Darfur Action Group, the Woodbridge Society, the Harvard South Asian Association, the Harvard College Democrats, and the Harvard Republican Club. Some in attendance took issue with the timing of the list’s delivery, coming only...
...Last April I attended the Save Darfur rally in D.C. and was excited to hear you speak. However, I was troubled by your statement that we shouldn't support a regime change in Sudan. How do envision ending the violence in Sudan without president President Omar al-Bashir losing power? -Carly Pildis in Boston I don't have a road map, but one of the things I think is very important is prayer, awareness and being a part of foundations that promote it. They talk about regime change, but they also talk about oil and s___. They...
Last April I attended the Save Darfur rally in D.C. and was excited to hear you speak. However, I was troubled by your statement that we shouldn't support a regime change in Sudan. How do envision ending the violence in Sudan without president President Omar al-Bashir losing power? -Carly Pildis in BostonI don't have a road map, but one of the things I think is very important is prayer, awareness and being a part of foundations that promote it. They talk about regime change, but they also talk about oil and s---. They say it is regime...
...developed a strain of rice that can save African agriculture. Or heroes like the great chess master Garry Kasparov, who is leading a lonely fight for greater democracy in Russia. Or Academy Award--winning actor George Clooney, who has leveraged his celebrity to bring attention to the tragedy in Darfur...