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...sign petitions for the rights of dining hall workers, I will vocally oppose the war in Iraq, and I will take on my friends who argue for turning Iran into a giant parking lot. I wish more Harvard students were willing to challenge the structures of authority that govern our daily lives and limit our capacity to think beyond the status quo, to abandon image-consciousness in favor of making a meaningful political choice. I would never advocate remaining silent on issues of great importance, and there are certainly some opinions we are not meant to entertain, but shouldn?...
...Crown Prince Dipendra. While the country is thrown into confusion and grief, cab driver Ganga is confronted with a more personal upheaval?learning that his brother is gay. In Supreme Pronouncements, another story, when the student organizer Suresh is thrown in jail for writing a provocative editorial about a government contract, his biggest concern is not his cause or his safety, but discovering that his cellmate was his new girlfriend's old flame. In A Refugee, a young woman moves from the countryside to the capital after Maoists murder her husband. That violent act underpins the story. "It was hard...
...Harvard College (LIHC) has begun offering a range of programming this year to bring together campus leaders and offer them opportunities to learn skills and share strategies. While administration-run efforts to train student group leaders have generally focused on the admittedly important details of what Harvard regulations govern student groups, the LIHC has organized events focused on bringing student group leaders together to plan collaborative efforts and recently offered a series of seminars on public speaking...
...presidents cannot cloak themselves in sanctity until they change the rules that govern the league’s athletic recruiting. Right now, their league is not “holier than thou” but “uglier than thou.” And the presidents’ pride looks more like hypocrisy...
...protection, human rights, and many other issues. However, the resurgence of Kremlin authoritarianism has lead to the suppression of NGOs—and all forms of independent civil society—which risks radicalizing marginalized elements of Russian society.Despite their useful social work, NGOs are seen by the Russian government as a challenge to its power. The government’s attempts to suppress independent actors in Russia have multiplied dramatically over the last few years. Numerous arbitrary closings of NGOs have been complemented by legislation—allegedly against terrorism—that actually suppresses NGOs. These newly adopted...