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...staging rallies, according to Busch. “Our causes weren’t exactly noble,” Busch said, recalling Quincy students leading a mob of 1,500 undergraduates in the yard to protest the administration’s 1960 decision to transition from papyrus diplomas in Latin to paper certificates in English. As the first residents established a fledgling House culture, Quincy’s underlying diversity continued to form the basis of its identity. By 1966, Quincy was the first House to incorporate female tutors and the first to encourage married tutors to raise their families...
...against Cuba. Travel restrictions also hinder the exchange of ideas and cultures between citizens of the two nations. AN ACADEMIC EXCEPTIONAlthough Americans are not permitted to freely enter Cuba, Harvard students are. Despite hostile foreign policies that the United States still holds towards Cuba, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) is nevertheless committed to fostering academic exchange with Cuban institutions. The Cuban Studies Program, established in 1999, strives to bring together faculty and students who study Cuba, to assist Cuban scholars and scientists, and to strengthen institutional bonds of study. According to Lybia M. Rivera, Cuba Program...
...estimates that over 300 guests will attend the festive affair. “We are all very into music and dancing, so music will be a big part of the wedding,” Gandia said. “We’ll have an orchestra of guitars, a Latin music band, and an English band. Both of our families like to party...
...Latin American leaders usually have few qualms about lecturing the U.S. on what they regard as the folly of its Cuba policy, especially of late. Reintegrating Cuba has become a priority issue for many if not most of the region's governments, who see it as a way to break with the Cold War politics and U.S. hegemony that burdened the region in the 20th century. Calls for Washington to lift its 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba have rarely been louder, especially since President Barack Obama, who is popular in Latin America, seems to be opening the door...
...Diplomats tell TIME that major Latin broker countries like Brazil are stepping in now to help hammer out a deal palatable to both Washington and Havana - one that would probably demand a lesser gesture of democratic commitment on Cuba's part, like the release of political prisoners. But they also suggest that the General Assembly may end up deciding to simply hold a yearlong "dialogue" on the matter, to allow the U.S. and Cuba to ease into a compromise that would be unveiled...