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...Saturday evening, the festival concluded with a musical performance with an oud, a traditional Iraqi instrument. Hassan M. H. Al-Damluji, a second-year graduate student in Middle Eastern Studies and president of the Harvard Middle Eastern Cultural Association, and undergraduate Tamara Jafar ’09 organized the event. Al-Damluji said that his goals were to provide Iraqi filmmakers with a platform for their work and to raise awareness about issues such as the state of refugees and higher education in Iraq. “Iraq is in danger of dropping from people’s minds...
...pots, potting soil, and blue and white bags of flower seeds to promote supporting the environment through gardening. On the other side of the room, HoCo laid out a host of snacks, drinks, and cakes—all natural, of course—to enjoy during the movie. The event also included an Eco-Month Clothing Swap with a designated box from which anyone could add or take clothes that would then be donated to the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter. The last activity of the night was a “mug-rack painting,” where students contributed...
...There may be a comical aspect in gazing too deeply at the tire’s inky rubber darkness. But the choice of the swing at the center of the iconography of Harvard’s crown jewel social event reveals something about what Harvard students are, what they imagine themselves to be, and how they animate their bizarre concepts of fun. From one direction, the tire swing is just paraphernalia for an afternoon of enjoyment. From another, though, it is a semiotic icon for the unique Harvard imagination of leisure...
Three prominent University scholars discussed the application of quantitative methods in taking on the challenge of air pollution at a public event yesterday sponsored by the Harvard China Fund (HCF). The organization, “an internal [Harvard] foundation to support research and teaching about and in China” according to its Web site, hosted the seminar entitled “Reconciling Economic Growth and Air Pollution Control in China: An Integrated Approach.” The event’s speakers included School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Professor Chris P. Nielsen and other researchers working...
...said they took away a message of solidarity. “[The candlelight vigil] lets people know that we recognize that [sexual violence] is happening here and you’re not alone in it,” said Michelle E. Crentsil ’10, who attended the event. But some said that last night’s event was only the first step in preventing sexual violence. “‘Take Back the Night’ proves there is a core body of people that are intolerant of sexual abuse in our community...