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Schools cannot counter students’ lack of motivation by forcing them to remain longer in the very settings that first led to their disillusionment. Instead, the American education system needs to innovate—and bring enrichment into the classroom, where it belongs...

Author: By Molly M. Strauss | Title: Intra-Curricular | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

Although Yudhoyono’s message of cooperation and global progress resonated with many audience members, some said they were disappointed by his lack of specificity, especially on how to solve the growing problem of global factionalism...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Indonesian President Visits Kennedy School | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

This is welcome news since, as guided by the Housing Renewal Report released last spring, the proposed renovations promise to help address many of Harvard’s most pressing issues. Notably, the remodeling attends to the lack of social spaces within houses. Dining halls will no longer be the only place to hold large functions, and the Junior Common Rooms will no longer be the only student “hangout” space in the house. Aside from improving social spaces, many of the report’s recommendations, such as eliminating walk-throughs, remodel Harvard?...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: House Keeping | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

...Southeast Asia most vulnerable to flooding. The capital region is perched on a marshy isthmus that is crisscrossed with streams and rivers. An ever-growing population - Manila is now a sprawling mega-city of some 12 million people, larger still when factoring in the day-worker population - and the lack of infrastructure to accommodate it left swaths of the city exposed. "What we are seeing is a phenomenon that will affect many major cities in Asia," says Neeraj Jain, country specialist for the Philippines at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which is headquartered in Manila. "Urbanization has been so rapid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Manila Floods: Why Wasn't the City Prepared? | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

...Technical Workers. He was even more disturbed when a new supervisor began to subject him to racial slurs, mocking his Indian accent in front of other staff. The incidents that followed are not just an embarrassing, and as yet unresolved, incident for the Harvard community; they demonstrate a troubling lack of accountability in protecting union rights on campus...

Author: By Megan A. Shutzer | Title: Intimidation at Work | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

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