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...only candidate, was elected president.Balmori points to Raul’s first acts as president as proof of the continuation of the status quo under the new government. Raul asked permission of the government to consult his brother on state matter and appointed José Ramón Machado Ventura his vice president. Balmori describes Ventura as “a revolutionary who served with Fidel Castro renowned for his commitment to old style socialism.” He says, “In my eyes while Fidel Castro has formally given power to Raul it is symbolic...
...from different backgrounds with the promise of reaching across partisan divides and barriers of race. Obama’s contagious enthusiasm for political change has empowered our generation not to settle for business as usual, but rather to be the change that we desire to see in our world.Paul N. Rudatsikira, the founder of Africa Global Partnership Inc., travels the country advocating on behalf of the people of Africa...
...Since N. Gregory Mankiw returned to Harvard to teach the College’s introductory economics class, 2,278 students have filled his weekly lectures, many picking up the former Bush advisor’s best-selling textbook, “Principle of Economics” along the way.So, what has professor of economics Mankiw done with those profits?“I don’t talk about personal finances,” Mankiw said, adding that he has never considered giving the proceeds to charity.But in recent years, other professors have found different solutions to the sometimes awkward...
...energy of the crowd. “I really applaud this effort [to raise] awareness about Islam in such a positive way and [think] that it is wonderful that you link to the issue of hunger,” she said in an interview. Fast-A-Thon Chair Tariq N. Ali ’09 said that the number of pledges had more than doubled that of the previous Fast-A-Thon in 2004. According to Ali, around 1,420 had registered to forego the meal plan on February 28, compared to the 700 of 2004. The HIS will meet...
...Social Analysis dominate “The Hard Core,” a new online comedy on Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV). More than just producing a television program, creators Andrew N. Wesman ’10, Samuel H. Lemberg ’10, and Alexander J. Berman ’10 are experimenting with filmmaking by adding interactive elements. Beginning April 3, they will release an episode every two weeks that chronicles the experiences of six students taking the fictional Social Analysis 68: “Sexual Economics,” with Professor Epstein, a sexually ambiguous nymphomaniac who proposes...