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...face of a nuclear attack. The thesis of the movie was something like a “nuclear attack might happen at any moment, so we should all be prepared.” At the same time, videos were made by various military agencies showing the structural impact of nuclear bomb blasts; these movies suggest that ducking and covering would not, in fact, have been a very effective technique.What lessons we might draw from clips like these is a question beyond the scope of this column, but it’s interesting to consider that, thanks to the collaborative efforts...
Other such attempts at empowerment fell short, however: “My Vagina Was My Village” tackled the heavy subject matter of Bosnian rapes, yet the story was overwhelmed by background singing and failed to make the emotional impact that it theoretically should have carried...
Riley said last night that social programming reform possesses the “potential to have a strong and lasting impact on the Harvard community for a very long time...
Student activists went bananas for fair trade foods at the week-long IMPACT summit hosted by the Harvard International Development Organization (HIDO), a group that targets global poverty. A fair trade expo in Boyslton Hall’s Ticknor Lounge featured demonstrations by artists from the Peruvian Textile Group, who were selling handcrafted scarves, bags, and rugs. An array of fair trade foods, including banana chips, chocolate fondue, and coffee, were offered free to students ripe for a better world. The summit, which ends tomorrow night, is HIDO’s first campus-wide event to confront issues of international...
...true. But this is one of those stories where reason may not matter. The seaports deal once again reminds us of the profound impact that 9/11 had on the country. It is easy to forget how deeply the attacks shook the nation's confidence and scrambled the assumptions Americans had about their place in the world. Since then, Washington - and by that I mean the actions of both parties - has done little at home or abroad to re-instill that confidence. Americans have seen a budget surplus disappear and two wars launched, all while they have had to withstand longer...