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...doing something as basic as stopping when someone looks sad?” she remembers, reenacting her surprise. Cohen, who describes herself as a “white Jewish girl,” is known for her involvement in primarily black organizations including the Harvard African Students Association (HASA). When Cohen assesses her experiences, whether as an undergraduate or as a high schooler, she speaks frequently of “balance.” Having spent almost three months in Ghana after high school doing service work, Cohen returned to the West African country fall semester of junior year...
...Overnight Couture,” page 10), the contrast is most apparent among three. Foremost among them is Eleganza, with a reputation of being risqué and entertaining. Haute draws a smaller and more fashion-conscious crowd. And this year the Harvard African Student Association (HASA) will once again put on a fashion show featuring traditional and not-so-traditional African garb...
While Haute stresses the importance of viewing fashion as an art form, HASA seeks to explore fashion in terms of African culture. “Fashion is one of the most accessible means of creative expression,” says Elisabeth Y. Ndour ’08, president of HASA. “The fashion show is the best way to carry the culture on campus,” she says. “If you hang up a bunch of paintings, some people might come, but more people are able to appreciate the beauty in an outfit...
...Omara-Otunnu ’80 accused the media of selectively covering certain humanitarian crises while turning a blind eye to others, especially the on-going civil war in Uganda, at a film screening and discussion event Wednesday night. The event was co-sponsored by Harvard African Students Association (HASA) and uNight, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about the humanitarian catastrophe taking place in northern Uganda. Since the initial 1986 rebellion, Uganda has seen constant conflict between the government and the rebel forces which reorganized as the Lord’s Resistance Army. The conflict has left hundreds...
...HASA also hopes to increase its fundraising efforts beyond the Class of 1981. Andrew T. Pugh ’81, who is also on the fund’s steering committee and a former Crimson editor, said he plans on urging the Class of 1982 to donate to the scholarship fund. Pugh, whose wife graduated in 1982, will also be involved in planning HASA’s possible expansion to her class’s 25th reunion...