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...term genocide is young in the context of human conflict. It was coined in 1944 by Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin, who combined the Greek genos (race) with the Latin cide (to kill). Despite its murderous implications, the word, as defined by the CPPCG, does not necessarily always involve the killing of individuals. Genocide denotes crimes committed "with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group." Forced sterilization or other measures designed to prevent births, the removal of children from a group, or conditions of life inflicted on a group to bring about...
...Jack C. Haverty, the president of the Cambridge Teachers Association who taught at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School for three decades, said that he didn’t really see a need for the creation of an independent middle school...
...Cody Doucette, a senior at Rindge and Latin and a student liaison to the School Committee, said he enjoyed his middle-school years at the Graham and Parks Alternative School, a K-8 school...
...leaders. That’s what brought on the social revolution we see today. That’s what the UC has the ability to do,” James adds.Wong mentions the juxtaposition of Harvard’s prosperity next to the hardships of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS).“[CRLS students] get really discouraged when they walk through Harvard Yard. Here is a rich school which most of them will never attend. They are struggling with their school, and Harvard doesn’t do anything to help out,” Wong says...
...anchor the discussion, two students who each had internships in Latin America through the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) international program shared their experiences with the attendees. The debate mostly focused on Peru, in light of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori’s ongoing trial, which has led to the return of human rights reforms in the region...