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Hooray to TIME for outing the shameful continued segregation of schools as the most underreported story of 2009. As a retired schoolteacher in South Carolina, I have witnessed firsthand how lack of resources and funding can lead to this type of segregation. Although we have certainly come a long way since the 1960s, it is critical that we remember we still have a long path ahead...
...took Harvard just 29 seconds to double its lead. Raider Amanda Kirwan was whistled for tripping at 15:50 of the first, and the Crimson’s new-look power-play unit needed just seven seconds to find the back...
...recent discovery of potentially hazardous levels of arsenic in the soil—likely the remains of lead-based pesticides once used in orchards on the site—has brought the transaction to a momentary stop, according to the town’s Web site...
While arsenic contamination is typically eliminated by removing affected soil, Harvard is considering “encapsulating” contaminated areas, essentially burying affected soil, Gray said. This option not only costs less but also preserves the site’s aesthetic appeal, as the removal of soil would lead to the uprooting of vegetation. Gray added that the “encapsulating” method is environmentally safe, as long as the land is held in perpetuity as green space...
...part of their campaign to lead the Undergraduate Council, President Johnny F. Bowman ’11 and Vice President Eric N. Hysen ’11 proposed the development of a Web site akin to Craigslist for Harvard students. Hysen said that the pair had originally considered building their own site, but after learning about Konda and Hsieh’s creation, the UC leaders decided they did not want to “mis-replicate something that was already being done well...