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...that you (like me) are part of the richest fifth of the world’s people who consume 86 percent of the world’s goods and services. (The poorest fifth consumes just 1.3 percent.) Our current lifestyle is simply not compatible with African development. To paraphrase Lamont University Professor Amartya Sen, who is also a Nobel Prize-winning economist, the problem of poverty is not one of resources, but of their allocation. There needs to be a reallocation and prioritization of the world’s resources—including the resources that...
...light of these past missed opportunities, we welcome and applaud University President Lawrence H Summers’ decision, last week, to give $6 million to fund the renovation of Hilles, the construction of a permanent pub in Loker, and a café in Lamont. His contribution is an affirmation of his oft-stated belief that the College and undergraduates are the heart of the University. Each of these initiatives is sorely needed in a campus that has clearly been lacking in common student social space for so long...
...although we sincerely hope that the permanent Loker pub, a Lamont café, and a renovated Hilles will become runaway successes, these are not permanent solutions to the student space problems at the College. Only a centrally located student center can truly provide the catalyst for the blossoming of student life at Harvard. A student center would go a long way toward assimilating freshmen into upper-class life, not to mention facilitating new bonds and cooperation between student groups and kindling renewed excitement and interest in the smaller clubs. A student center that combined a pub, student club offices...
Last week, the College announced that the Office of the President will provide millions of dollars for new student spaces, including a pub in Loker Commons and a cafe in Lamont Library...
...dedication does not end when she steps off the field. According to Wylie, Lau studied for her placement exams on a six-hour bus ride to a tournament in New York. Her work does not stop, whether she’s grinding it out at midfield or at Lamont Library...