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...mail popped into my inbox from the guy whose kitchen table we had gathered around two and a half years ago. I was watching “Gossip Girl” at the time, trying to distract myself, until the local news hosts started to discuss the night’s lead story: the “massacre in Omaha.” It was one of the most bizarre feelings I’ve ever had. No one cares about Omaha—no one knows where Omaha is—and there it was, broadcast directly into...
...liberty. After being released from an initial three-year sentence, Biscet continued to advocate for freedom of speech and the extension of human rights to the Cuban people, creating the Lawton Foundation for Human Rights. After organizing a peaceful meeting at a friend’s house to discuss human rights violations in Cuba, the state police barged in, dragged the men onto the street, and beat them while their spouses and children watched. His perseverant focus on human rights landed him a 25 year sentence...
...question of how to strengthen ties among Latina women at Harvard was at the forefront of the inaugural Harvard College Latina Empowerment Conference held on Saturday. Organizers said it was the biggest gathering to discuss Latina issues ever held at Harvard. Participants at the conference and its organizers, members of the Latinas Unidas student group, said Latino women at Harvard were in need of a stronger understanding of their opportunities in society and the business world. Some also suggested that Latinas at Harvard could use a stronger sense of community. “Latinas are leaders all over campus...
...anything about the administration, to complain about it, and to think that you can just march in there and change things,” Sundquist said earlier.Sundquist said yesterday that he and Sarafa would be devoting the coming week to meeting with administrators, faculty, and fellow UC representatives to discuss the coming year.But, with the election just ended, the president-elect and his second-in-command have already had an opportunity to make good on a campaign promise—taking to the snow-sprinkled banks of the Charles River to join the members of the Alaska Klub...
...Minister Tony Blair hailed "completely transformed" relations between London and Tripoli, the "very strong cooperation on counter-terrorism and defense" - and, not incidentally, greater business opportunities for British companies seeking work on the largest oil reserves in Africa, which Libya houses. Similar trips by German and American officials to discuss strategic and business cooperation with the Libyan regime have been regular occurrences over the past three years...