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...Americans as a group still suffer from glaring socioeconomic inequalities. One third of all black children live under the poverty line. About 37 percent of welfare recipients are black; African-Americans comprise 12 percent of the population. Too many inner-city communities suffer from endemic crime, failing schools, and lack of economic opportunity. Though most people have only seen ghettos on the news, they are all too real to millions of our fellow citizens. Many of them happen to be black...
...unfortunate facts not to extinguish hope, but to encourage change. Though Barack Obama’s victory alone did not immediately resolve these challenges, he will have the chance to tackle them during his presidency. And if his platform is any indication, he hopes to attack poverty, ignorance, and lack of economic opportunity head-on. Among other measures, he has promised to increase education funding, invest in job-creation programs in disadvantaged neighborhoods, and raise the minimum wage and the Earned Income Tax Credit. While these campaign pledges may be transformed or scaled back in the face of wider recession...
...September resulted in a 2-1 Harvard win with now-juniors Andre Akpan and Brian Grimm getting the goals.Less encouraging for the Crimson is its record this year against other top-caliber squads. Harvard is 0-4 this season against other tournament teams, and the Crimson is using its lack of success against high-quality opponents as motivation for Saturday.“We shouldn’t be satisfied just getting into the tournament,” Fucito warned. “[Coach Clark] stresses the fact that against the other teams in the tournament—Duke...
...There wasn’t very much to learn other than the fact that David Korn would be coming soon,” Tian said. “There is frustration on the part of the students because there is a general lack of information...
Lieberman, Joseph •retention of committee chairmanship of is wussily allowed by Democrats despite lack of apology...