Word: homelessness
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...national housing and financial crises were brought home to Cambridge at last night’s City Council meeting, during which the body passed two resolutions to investigate homelessness in the city. Mayor E. Denise Simmons introduced a measure to assess how prepared the city is for a potential increase in the number of homeless people on the streets. Proposed by Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves ’72, another resolution—which calls for a report on whether arrests of homeless people have increased recently—indicated that the city is already feeling the effects...
...where students could potentially swing a local election. In 2004, after a voter drive registered 2,000 William and Mary students in Williamsburg - home to fewer than 12,000 residents - the local registrar announced that students no longer had domicile and could not vote there. "If you're a homeless person, you're allowed to write down the landmarks that you live around," says Zach Pilchen, president of College Democrats at William and Mary, pointing to a space on Virginia's form reserved for that purpose. "But you can't register from a dormitory." Win Sowder, who took over...
...book store clerk or the fact that her bicycle is stolen while she visits his shop, the young woman remains indefatigably chipper. And that's just the beginning of Leigh's film. As it develops she brings her good cheer to all kinds of situations - an encounter with a homeless man, a bully in her classroom, a difficult relationship with her more bourgeois sister and her dismal husband. Poppy's peppiness sustains her in other, less dramatically pointed ways as well. Like a lot of single working women, she makes a life with her girl friends - disco dancing, afternoons...
...Iraq” incorporates many important themes regarding war and society, and each student actor has a different hope for what the audience will take away. “For me, one of the most potent things is the Vietnam veteran, which [Ampuero] plays, who’s homeless in D.C. at the war memorial,” says Emily Alpren, who plays “A.J.,” the heroine. “Just the idea of how we deal with veterans.” Actress Lisette Silva Sanchez says she can’t pinpoint one theme...
While John McCain and Barack Obama debate the tough economic situation, Harvard Square’s homeless community has been living it. According to a 2008 homeless census conducted by Cambridge for the ninth year in row, the city has witnessed a 10 percent increase in homeless individuals between 2006 and 2008, putting the official tally of Cantabrigians without a home at 487. As the economy worsens, even more people have been taking to the streets. Robert C. Reddick is one of Harvard Square’s recent victims of homelessness. After years of factory work, including stints...