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...take a good look at what’s really going on here. All jokes about February being the shortest month aside, “Black History Month”—and I use the term very loosely—has a glaring problem that is in dire need of attention: Where are the women? Go ahead, say it. I know you want to. “But what about Rosa Parks?” Yes, we do indeed hear all about Rosa Parks when we learn about black history. I’ll even give you Harriet...
...table at the upcoming faculty meeting on Feb. 28 to rally support for divestment. The students accused firms operating in Sudan of “providing substantial assistance to the perpetrators of this genocide,” according to the statement. They said that the situation continues to be dire in the Darfur region of the African country. “One year ago, Harvard University led the movement among our nation’s top universities and institutions for divestment from Sudan, and we, the same students who celebrated Harvard’s divestment in front of Loeb House...
...almost a year after two resolutions of no confidence in your leadership were voted by this Faculty, it is with no small sense of urgency that I stand here to declare that the College and the University are in a state that is much dissembled and patently dire,” said Agassiz Professor of Zoology Farish A. Jenkins...
...just proposed at $2.77 trillion, several billion dollars on unused office space may seem insignifcant. But Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, who joined Coburn at the hearing, stressed that every penny counts. "Regardless of what sides of the aisle we sit on, we all agree we are in dire financial straits and we need to manage our assets in the most cost effective way possible to close the gap," said Obama. "A dollar wasted on a building not being used is a dollar that?s not going to someone who needs the help." And if the old Chicago Post...
...almost a year after two resolutions of no confidence in your leadership were voted by this Faculty, it is with no small sense of urgency that I stand here to declare that the College and the University are in a state that is much dissembled and patently dire,” said Agassiz Professor of Zoology Farish A. Jenkins...