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...North Korean defector who escaped the oppressive regime of Kim Sung-il and his son Kim Jong-il, told her harrowing story to a group of students in Boylston Hall Friday evening in an event aimed at improving the conditions facing North Korean defectors. Jo’s story came as the culmination of a week of human rights-focused events staged by Harvard Human Rights in North Korea (HRINK). As part of the proceedings, students at Friday’s event were asked to sign a petition to the United Nations urging the international organization to acknowledge North Korean...
...meet,” Crimson coach Jason Saretsky said. “A great start, and it was great to see the freshman get out those jitters in their first time in the Crimson singlet.”The freshman foursome of Lauren Leon, Magda Robak, Shannon Conway, and Kim O’Donnell took third in the women’s 4x400-meter relay, clocking in less than a second behind the BU team at 3:57.43.“We’re especially happy with how they did,” women’s co-captain...
...damnably rivalrous” nature of international assemblies. Lewis also spoke of the recent study by Harvard researchers that found that over 300,000 South Africans died between 2000 and 2005 due to the lack of implementation of antiretroviral treatments. He said that he and Dr. Jim Y. Kim, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, were the only United Nations officials who criticized the South African government during that period. “Everyone knew that tens of thousands were dying unnecessarily and there was not a word publicly from the secretary general...
...said.Freshman Caroline Vloka was the other fencer to go undefeated, as she finished 3-0 in the sabre against Sacred Heart. The sabre squad also received a strong effort from freshman Hayley Levitt, who rebounded from an opening round defeat to finish 2-1 against the Pioneers. Sophomore Yunsoo Kim also won her first career match in the sabre and finished 5-1, a great sign for a relatively inexperienced group.“Our sabre squad is the least balanced,” Brand said. “Caroline is a world class fencer having won a silver...
...particularly eccentric walker: "The most extreme Los Angeles walker I know is called Mudman, a persona of the artist Kim Jones. In order to become Mudman, Jones coats his body in mud, pulls a thick nylon stocking over his head, puts on a foam headdress, and then straps to his back a large lattice structure made of wooden slats, tree branches, wax, wire, tape, sponge, and whatnot. Sometimes he also wears a glove on his left hand from which a number of long wooden spikes protrude all the way to the ground. The effect is visually and conceptually compelling, especially...