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...Race Factor I was incredulous at T.D. Jakes' statement that "most blacks have not been blinded by race" [Nov. 17]. Virtually every black man, woman and child who has been interviewed has plainly stated the positive impact a black candidate had on mobilizing the black community to vote and become involved. I am a middle-aged white woman who voted for Obama because I believe him to be the best candidate. I do not pretend to empathize with the pain of racism, but to tell whites that Obama's race didn't have that much to do with why blacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capturing the Moment | 11/27/2008 | See Source »

...incident tent,” the game passed without incident. The tent, located adjacent to Harvard Stadium and open throughout the game, sheltered a UHS medical team, several resident deans and proctors, and a field of cots for intoxicated students. Student perception of the restrictions’ impact was generally mixed. Veronica M. Maldonado ’11, a Cabot House resident, said she found that the tailgating restrictions generally encouraged game-goers to drink faster and earlier. Their thirst satiated, many went on to leave the game before half-time, she said. “I think that...

Author: By Edward-michael Dussom, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tailgate Changes Fail To Curb Alcohol Incidents | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...while still acknowledging that the lowest quintile of the population is hurt by greater inflows of people into the U.S. “In this huge period of immigration, legal and illegal, over the past 20 years, it’s actually not all that easy to find negative impact from immigration,” Dominguez said. He discussed the barriers inherent in pursuing immigration reform, particularly devising a method for currently illegal immigrants to obtain citizenship. Although a path toward legalization is favorable in that it would lead to decreased law-breaking and a more manageable flow of labor...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Vice Provost Talks at IOP | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...didn’t want to just do the best scientific research, but have the most impact as possible,” Primack said. “We wanted to convince the American public that climate change was a reality...

Author: By Victor W. Yang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Walden Data Aids Climate Science | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...wasn't until the last decade or two that more attention was given to these forests of the sea. Vessel groundings, coastal construction, pollution and climate change have all severely affected and continue to have a detrimental impact on sea life around the world, with more and more coral threatened with extinction. In 2006, the staghorn and elkhorn corals, prevalent along South Florida waters, were listed as threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act (Staghorn coral is present in the Breakers reef, but it is not believed to have been damaged this time around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Killing Florida's Coral Reefs? | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

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