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...scientists at the Wolong Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda keep poking her with long bamboo poles. Hua Mei, who is in heat and (biologically, at least) ready to mate, gets another prod, pushing her in the direction of the neighboring cage where her putative partner, Wu Gong, is watching with placid indifference. Hua Mei reluctantly decides to cooperate and, raising her tail, pads delicately backward toward Wu Gong. The male panda takes one look at her proffered hindquarters and scoots over to the far corner of his cage. Turning his back, he sits down and begins munching...
...experience to internationals, Woodbridge now proudly presents the international experience to Harvard, and the fruits of its growth are apparent. Yet all this new growth sprouts from a deeply rooted source: a culture of inclusion and openness as could be fostered only by a truly international organization.FIP REFUGEERebecca R. Gong ’08, Woodbridge’s incoming president, is a product of that culture. Born in America, and educated in China, Gong’s American citizenship prevented her from participating in Harvard’s Freshman International Program (FIP). Tackling the issues that immediately face students from...
...board members that the flags, despite their fancy appearance, could be replaced at a low cost. “We’re basically just ordering two standard flags from the same company to replace the two that were lost,” said Woodbridge Society President Rebecca R. Gong ’08. “They were really understanding.” The Marshal’s office is allowing the Woodbridge Society to replace the Paraguayan flag with one that is different from and less unique than the one used at Fiesta, which is no longer made...
...they did not know how Harvard came to possess the two flags in question. The office traditionally lends flags to Woodbridge this event. “There’s no incentive for us to punish the people who took them,” Woodbridge Society President Rebecca R. Gong ’08 said. “We don’t care about the punishment or who took them or for what reason. We would just like them back.” Better known as Fiesta, the event is a celebration of international culture, with traditional clothing, food...
...Gong said that calendar reform would allow international students to enjoy more extensive breaks despite long travel times, and it would become easier to apply on time for H1-B work visas...