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...would be unfair to blame Harvard for the losses, given that Kirkland’s renovations necessitated the use of an outside storage service. But since Harvard hired Harvard Student Agencies (HSA), which then subcontracted Collegeboxes, to provide summer storage for students, it bears some responsibility to advocate for fair and speedy remuneration on students’ behalf. Eric P. Lesser ’07 and Paul B. Davis ’07 are leading an unofficial campaign to help students recover their belongings (or at least receive a reimbursement check or two). While the pair has done an admirable...
...Bokang and thousands of African children like him are getting the lifesaving treatment they need. What changed? Researchers showed that children respond faster and better than adults to ARVs, and it no longer seemed fair to ignore poor youngsters with AIDS. Then several groups rose to the challenge. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief allocated $63 million this year for the treatment of pediatric AIDS. The Clinton Foundation negotiated a 50% reduction in the price of a key medication. And a handful of nonprofit organizations, corporations and faith-based groups began sending more doctors to the developing world...
...been the tentative resolve of most Western nations to defend their interests and values. Europe just sits on the fence and snipes while watching the U.S. take a stand. Real friends would be there to help, advise, plan and even make sacrifices on behalf of a shared destiny. These fair-weather friends actually seem to want him to fail. What will they do if they get their wish? Garth Klatt Calgary, Canada...
...Moreover, India is obsessed with China. Mainland goods from refrigerators to clothes to cameras to children's toys flood Indian markets. China's pavilion is the most popular by far at the India International Trade Fair, which opened in Delhi last week and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors some days. (At one stand, The Hindu newspaper noted with amazement, punters can buy not only a pair of bargain-priced Chinese jeans, but also the Chinese machinery that makes them.) Indian newspapers are talking up the idea of an emerging "Chindia" - a phrase coined by Indian economist Jairam Ramesh - that...
...values. Those countries are unwilling, unable or - increasingly - afraid to do so. Europe, in particular, just sits on the fence and snipes while watching the U.S. take a stand. Real friends would be there to help, advise, plan and even make sacrifices on behalf of a shared destiny. These fair-weather friends actually seem to want him to fail. What would they do if they got their wish? Garth Klatt Calgary, Canada It was a pity to see Bush punished at the polls for his policies over the past few years. I think the U.S. has done the best...