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...their local communities.” McCombe, a celebrated union leader, died earlier this year. The fact that the newspaper is being delivered in his name suggests that the donor is probably someone affiliated with campus labor activism, but sadly, Doordropped could not confirm his or her identity. Deborah Eisner, the Chronicle’s managing editor, couldn’t be happier with the boost in distribution. Her circulation increases as a result, and at least in theory, people who have traditionally ignored the paper are starting to read it. It’s unclear whether that has actually...
...FitNut program and Project HEALTH ran the workshop on nutrition, which emphasized the concept of balance in a healthy lifestyle. A makeshift scale was used to illustrate the need to balance the energy required for exercise and everyday activity with the energy provided by food. In the yoga workshop, Deborah R. Cohen ’91, a yoga teacher, taught the girls exercises for energy and relaxation. Some exercises were also intended to convey a sense of empowerment for the girls participating. “I am strong/I am bold/My own power/I can hold,” they recited during...
...When Deborah Elam began her career at General Electric 20 years ago, she says, "diversity was something we managed, to make sure we were in compliance." That has changed. Instead of just going through the motions, the Fairfield, Conn., company began affinity groups for minorities 15 years ago. But when Elam, 44, took the helm as chief diversity officer three years ago, she recognized a specific need to improve GE's record in retaining and promoting minority women. She launched the Multicultural Women's Initiative, among whose programs is an annual boot camp that teaches the secrets of success...
...purchase. Tamiflu, the one medication doctors think may be effective with avian influenza A, is no longer available for private purchases in the United States. Its Swiss maker, Roche Holding AG, said it was temporarily discontinuing shipments amidst concerns about hoarding, the Washington Post reported on Oct. 27. Deborah S. Yokoe, an infectious disease specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, said that individuals definitely should not stockpile Tamiflu. “There are lots of reasons not to stockpile, including the fact that if you have...
...Deborah A. Stabenow, D-Mich., spoke on the importance of women in politics and the challenges she has faced as Michigan’s first female senator before a full audience at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Friday afternoon. Stabenow spoke as part of the series “From Harvard Square to the Oval Office: A Political Campaign Practicum”—an initiative of the Women and Public Policy Program at the Kennedy School of Government, co-sponsored by the Institute of Politics. Stabenow focused on the issue of suffrage, praising women who fought...