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...record low attendance last Thursday—but surprisingly, it wasn’t due to the newly diminished Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) menu. The stomachs of the missing diners were growling for a cause, not because of budget cuts. The Harvard Islamic Society’s (HIS) Fast-a-thon on Feb. 28 urged students to “go hungry for change.” Nearly 1500 students registered, promising to fast from dawn till dusk and to forego swiping in. HUDS, playing hero, pledged to donate the marginal cost of each meal not eaten to Save...
...protect undergrads from their protective goggles. In response to the one-man epidemic, Science Safety Officer Allen D. Aloise, Ph.D looked into many alternative disinfection techniques, but found that they weren’t practical for labs that use over 100 goggles at a time and require a fast turnover. “I think my case has started a revolution,” Farrell says. However, with no similar cases and no administrative response, the revolution seems somewhat stagnant. Still, sucks about the pink-eye. Sweet burn...
...only 20 at the time, confirms he shot into the al-Saadi's vehicle, but denies it had come to a stop. "We saw this vehicle turn the corner with its lights on and it was traveling reasonably fast. We started holding up our hands making the Arabic signal for stop and calling out the word for stop," he says. "The vehicle came closer and closer until it was about 30m away, when one soldier fired two warning shots above the vehicle. Technically no warning shots should have been fired as we had been told don't fire warning shots...
...minimal nutritional value. It sits at the top of the “Healthy Eating Pyramid” devised by nutrition experts at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), alongside white bread, potatoes, soda, and sweets. According to the HSPH site, these items “can cause fast and furious increases in blood sugar that can lead to weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic disorders.” Although HSPH experts say that the items at the top of the pyramid should be used “sparingly,” HUDS has actually increased their...
...domestic list price.“Some new editions really do make substantial intellectual improvements, but I would suggest that is the exception not the rule,” Stock said.In certain fields, professors said, constant updating is necessary.“The field of genetics is changing so fast,” said professor of biology Daniel L. Hartl, who assigns his book “Essential Genetics” for the introductory science course he co-teaches. “Pick up the newspaper everyday, and you’ll see something new,” Hartl said...