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...Latina over April Visiting Weekend in order to show incoming freshmen the strength of the Latino community at Harvard. Both Lopez and Pacheco agree that their experiences at the Presencia Latina shows they attended during their Visiting Weekends influenced their decisions to attend Harvard. The board is proud to honor Big Daddy Yankee and Jaslene Gonzalez, two celebrities who both have strong connections with pop culture in the U.S. and Latin America. Rosa considers these guests to be two of the show’s most important aspects. “Bringing in these celebrities inspires other Latinos that they...
...many Chinese perceive as biased international coverage of the bloody riots in Tibet on March 14 and the continuing crackdown by Chinese security forces that followed. Then, as the Olympic-torch relay was greeted by pro-Tibet demonstrations in London, Paris and San Francisco, many Chinese felt their national honor had been besmirched. Recently, their ire has been focused specifically on France. Over the weekend of April 19 and 20, thousands of anti-French demonstrators took to the streets in cities across China. They were apparently of the belief that French authorities had deliberately left security lax when the Olympic...
...textile industry, the Brahmin Cabots reaped profits from the slave trade, according to Bartels’ research. Samuel Cabot, Sr. and John Cabot, Class of 1763, were both involved in industries deeply entangled with slavery, including rum distillation and sugar and molasses exportation. (The undergraduate House is named in honor of their descendants, University benefactors Thomas D. Cabot, Class of 1919, and his wife Virginia...
...These are uncertain times in which we as a college and as a nation ought to be banding together. When divisive policies such as “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” come to an end, we will be able to properly honor the service of our military to the fullest extent...
...though, the talented pair is poised to end its relationship as Ivy League champions and aspiring NCAA competitors. In the opinion of Fish, however, it may not be the last honor that they achieve in the twilight of their college years...