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...round trip on $3-per-gal. gas meant that after the associated costs of commuting I'd be earning only $2 an hour. That spurred my decision to move somewhere that has public transportation. I suppose that those who choose to stay in Big Sky country, like Kirn, could follow the example of the Amish and trade their gas-guzzling pickup for an oat-powered team of horses and a buckboard. Forward to the 19th century! Martin Dodge Trego, Montana...
...city whose political leaders can follow a dynastic line, this may be an uphill battle...
...must keep the pressure on our governments if we want them to follow through. As voters and taxpayers, we must give our leaders permission to invest just a fraction of our taxes in $5 mosquito nets and drug treatments that cost pennies apiece. Right now in Washington, Congress is deciding whether to provide $3.6 billion in global AIDS funding, including $600 million for the global health fund, thanks to Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Rick Santorum. If this money is not approved, people across Africa will have to be taken off lifesaving medications. How mad is that...
...paper and into practice. Good question. I certainly don’t trust the student body (or, hell, myself) to take on such a responsible initiative. That leaves the faculty. Let them, starting now, coordinate to start lectures on the hour on the dot. Students will gradually follow, and slowly if reluctantly shift their habits. It might be painful at first, but I think it’s not such a high cost, not for a fine principle. N. Kathy Lin ’08, a Crimson editorial editor, is a social studies concentrator in Winthrop House...
...Adams House HoCo Co-Chair Kangni “Connie” Zong ’06 wrote in an e-mail. Haan estimated that the savings per HoCo would total about $150 but also said that the collaboration would ensure that the HoCos are able to follow all alcohol transportation laws by purchasing from a distributor in New Haven. “Given the budget HoCos are working with, that’s $150 that can be put to better use,” Haan said. This year’s increased involvement by Harvard College comes as Yale...