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...hype was unprecedented for a Harvard pep rally. The College Events Board (CEB) had arranged for the hit DJ Girl Talk to perform. Students eagerly anticipated his live show, legendary among music fans, at the end of the pep rally, which was supposed to arouse excitement for the weekend’s football game against Yale. But even before Girl Talk began playing, things began to go wrong. From the flimsy and possibly dangerous stage setup, to the chaotic and unsafe conditions in the front rows, to the constant interruptions and ultimate cancellation of the concert by the Harvard University...
...economic stratification in College housing in the early 20th century.Lowell’s vision challenged “the Gold Coast clubs that were the providence of the very wealthy at Harvard,” Levi said. “The attempt was to democratize the benefits of living on campus.” A VISION REVISITEDBut according to some, Lowell’s vision for Harvard housing is tainted by another legacy: discrimination toward gay, Jewish, and other minority students.The current Lowell House Master Diana L. Eck acknowledged that “in Lowell’s time...
...Despite 40 years of major improvements capped off by Obama’s historic election, African-Americans as a group still suffer from glaring socioeconomic inequalities. One third of all black children live under the poverty line. About 37 percent of welfare recipients are black; African-Americans comprise 12 percent of the population. Too many inner-city communities suffer from endemic crime, failing schools, and lack of economic opportunity. Though most people have only seen ghettos on the news, they are all too real to millions of our fellow citizens. Many of them happen to be black...
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...about openly criticizing the current Chinese leadership. He calls them "a bunch of cheats and liars" for denying that Deng was willing to put everything on the table except independence in those first negotiations. "I just can't forgive them," Thondop says. "We Tibetans will never be able to live under China." (See pictures of Tibet Under Chinese Rule...