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...make any of this week's events, don't fret: Harvard Hillel is accepting pre-orders for the "Challah for Haiti," and you can still show your House pride by donating to earthquake relief efforts on the Harvard for Haiti site. Also, several Harvard organizations are sponsoring a drive to sell roses and donate proceeds to Haiti relief. Orders can be placed here...
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Bill Clinton is right when he says all international efforts regarding Haiti are essential so "the Haitian people can reclaim their destiny." However, he misses one point that is key to Haiti's becoming self-sustaining, and that is cultural change. The mix of West African religious and cultural influences prevalent in the country, like voodoo, sends the message that life is dictated by magic, and planning has no effect on the future. Haitian culture must be redeveloped and restructured, and although the circumstances are tragic, this is a time to change in order for the country to move forward...
...order to properly help a country, it is first necessary to understand its key problems. Haiti seems to be at a pivotal point in its history: it can continue as before or make the needed changes in government, education and infrastructure. It is time Haiti's previous occupiers redeem themselves and help rebuild Haiti as its own country...
Just two days after the earthquake in Haiti last month, the Red Cross had received $5 million in text message donations. After a week, total mobile donations ballooned to $30 million. Haiti relief efforts may not have generated as much aid money as other recent natural disasters, but the devastating earthquake marks a watershed moment in electronic...