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...membership of Christian Impact (CI) and Athletes in Action—which are largely evangelical in membership—has nearly doubled over the last six years from 75 to 140, says Pat McLeod, the Harvard United Ministry chaplain for the national Christian organization Campus Crusade for Christ...
...addition to the purely economic impact of such a tax, the government would be sending a strong message to its citizens that gasoline frugality is a national imperative. Walking, biking, and use public transportation would become priorities, instead of conveniences. America would no longer be beholden to unstable or unfriendly, but oil-rich nations. We’ll even breathe better...
...most emphasis on alcohol, the drug of choice for most undergraduates.Travia brought the DAPA program to Harvard from Dartmouth, where he worked previously, although he said that the Harvard program was more expansive with a longer training period.Dartmouth students said that the DAPA program had little impact at the New Hampshire school.David Cao, a member of the Class of 2006 and the president of the Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity at Dartmouth, said that while he found Travia’s presentations helpful, the DAPA program itself played a small role on campus. “I hope it will make...
...many marches. We?ve made our point," said the Mexican-born Soto, who says he is a legal resident. He plans to stay home and honor the spirit of the boycott. "I?ll watch it on TV, but I plan to spend zero dollars." He said the true economic impact of work stoppages by immigrants - legal and illegal - will be felt not from a boycott lasting one day, but if the customers who are here illegally are deported "If there are a lot of deportations" - under a proposed federal crackdown - "that?s what?s going to hurt the American economy...
...While the turnout appeared to meet its planners' expectations, it's harder to assess the day's economic impact. Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned company in the U.S., suspended all deliveries on Monday. The United Farm Workers of America reported that nearly all fresh fruit and vegetable workers in California - from the vineyards in Sonoma to the strawberry fields in Salinas - took the day off. Meanwhile, several large employers of Latinos, including chicken processors Perdue Farms and Tyson Farms, shut several of their plants to accommodate workers who stayed home to support the economic boycott...