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...Tibet Tussle The South African government barred the Dalai Lama from attending a March 27 Johannesburg peace conference, citing the spiritual leader's tense relations with China but denying it was pressured by Beijing. Nobel laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk protested by pulling out of the event, a walk-up to the 2010 World Cup. Organizers subsequently canceled the conference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

Tonight’s event in Annenberg marked the start of Advising Fortnight--two weeks of random events hosted by professors, TFs, and students from various fields of study. Though these kind folk will attempt to guide you in your quest for the perfect concentration, beware young froshies, for you will most likely end up more confused than you were before receiving their illuminating counsel. More guidance, after the jump...

Author: By Meaghan E Lyons | Title: Advising Fortnight Kicks Off in Annenberg | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

...concerned about what they are eating when they are not at home, like at restaurants,” he said. At the same time, television shows have made food preparation “exotic, fascinating, [and] with a touch of alien,” according to Shapin. The event, entitled “The Locavore’s Dilemma: Eating Locally in New England,” was held in the Fong Auditorium and attracted only a few dozen audience members. In addition to Shapin, the panel featured John Lee, the General Manager of Allandale Farm, the only farm within...

Author: By Marissa A. Glynias, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Experts Promote Locally-Grown Food | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

Chenglin Yuan, who lives in the Boston area, said that she looks most forward to meeting her potential classmates, many of whom she has already met at a preview event held by the Harvard Club of Boston. “Everyone was surprisingly really normal…” she said. “But they were extraordinary people, too!” she quickly added...

Author: By Wendy H. Chang | Title: The Prefrosh Are Coming!! | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...they need most,” said Fritsche. “Whatever we can do, we do.” PIH was founded in 1987 by Harvard Medical School Professors Paul Farmer and Jim Y. Kim, who was recently selected as president of Dartmouth, and three other individuals. The event began at noon at St. Paul Church on Mt. Auburn Street with a speech from HMS assistant professor Joia Mukherjee, medical director of PIH. The talk detailed Haiti’s historical struggles for freedom, first from slavery, and now from poverty. “Haiti still struggles for liberation...

Author: By Helen X. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Walk Raises $40K For Housing in Haiti | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

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