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...body of knowledge that has historically posed as race-neutral and universal. Having acknowledged the inherently political nature of the call for Ethnic Studies, we are quite puzzled by The Crimson's apparent attempt to delegitimize our demands by noting that movements for Ethnic Studies have employed tactics--specifically, hunger strikes, sit-ins, organized protests--that have historically secured "justice when ordinary channels of protest have broken down." We are honored to be considered a part of this tradition, and we hope that our efforts will lead to the establishment of a program in Ethnic Studies. Only then...
While the committee report would seem to be an academic argument, there is something inherently political in the call for ethnic studies that reveals itself in the means its supporters across the country have used to press their demands. Hunger strikes, sit-ins and organized protests invoke memories of the '60s, as calls for justice when ordinary channels of protest have broken down...
...money will go to a charity based in Los Angeles called MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger...
...poets participating in the reading are members of a poetry group that is headed and advised by Brock-Broido, author of A Hunger and The Master Letters, which is coming out in October...
...bloodstream to act on the brain. In fact, it appears leptin may act in a feedback loop like the temperature sensor in a thermostat--or in this case a "fatstat"--to tell the body whether to turn metabolism and appetite up or down. Thus when leptin is low, hunger pangs increase, body temperature drops, and metabolism slows. When leptin is high, everything reverses. In such fashion, the brain strives to keep body weight stable and fluctuations small...