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...from Annenberg to the Quad experienced record low attendance last Thursday—but surprisingly, it wasn’t due to the newly diminished Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) menu. The stomachs of the missing diners were growling for a cause, not because of budget cuts. The Harvard Islamic Society’s (HIS) Fast-a-thon on Feb. 28 urged students to “go hungry for change.” Nearly 1500 students registered, promising to fast from dawn till dusk and to forego swiping in. HUDS, playing hero, pledged to donate the marginal cost...
There was a lot to be aware of at Harvard last week: Islam, Mental Health, probably something else I missed the e-mail about. One thing that seemed to escape everyone’s notice, though, was self-awareness...
...Harvard students love raising awareness because it makes us feel as though we are accomplishing things. But we have to be careful not to wash our hands of our causes after the week is over. Islam does not stop on campus once March rolls around, nor do students’ psychiatric issues. One study break to raise awareness of mental health is valuable, but not as valuable as the students who spend many nights and weekends manning crisis hotlines...
...Feeling braver a few hours later, we stopped in the village of Hosingo, perhaps an hour south of Doble, and talked to the village chiefs. We weren't given any lectures on Western immorality or the superior path of Islam. Instead, Adam Ibrahim Lagame talked about drought, poverty and starvation. It hadn't rained for a year. No aid had reached Hosingo since UNICEF built a school in 1996. "People are about to start dying here," said Adam. "The children have cholera and diarrhea. We have no food. Even if anyone was willing to come to help us, we have...
...freshman who swiped into Annenberg yesterday would have been surprised by the absence of long food lines and long waits at the salad bar. The oddity was due to the Harvard Islamic Society’s 2008 Fast-A-Thon, a college-wide initiative to raise money for Save the Children’s Hunger and Malnutrition program, according to a press release. The initiative—which was co-sponsored by 28 organizations across campus—means that the Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) will pay Save the Children the marginal cost of every meal not served...