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Fifteen student government officers at Boston University quietly occupied B.U.'s Marsh Chapel yesterday to mark the beginning of a three-day hunger strike in protest of military recruitment on campus...
...participants in the hunger strike will leave Marsh Chapel only to attend classes during the Thursday strike, said Joe Cuoeao. Student Government president. "The students have agreed to drink only water and fruit juices during that time," he added...
Robert Wilmot, student president of the College of Liberal Arts, said that the group decided a hunger strike would be the most effective way to mobilize student support. Cuoeao said that he expects other students to join the strike. "They can't help but respect us for our method of progest," he said...
...rising mainland starlet Zhou Xun. Zhou lights up the screen like a fistful of fireworks. The boys don't have a chance against her charm, by turns girlish and devilish. The darkly handsome Luo, ever the leader, stakes his claim first, his brooding eyes tracing Zhou with a hunger neither quite comprehends at first. Introverted Ma plays the third wheel but struggles to suppress his growing feelings for the seamstress...
...budget of just $120 million, much of which is consumed by administrative costs. He's looking to create new outlets for social and cultural activism. "I had the idea of getting together a big group of artists from various sectors so they can contribute to the campaign against hunger," he says. Another priority is to expand the global perception of Brazilian culture beyond the clichés of football, carnival and beaches. Among the resources he wants to highlight: Brazil's colonial architectural heritage and even its tropical fish in the Amazon - a way to dramatize the need to preserve...