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...person whose heroic courage and raw emotional power move so many people that he threatens to crumble the walls of injustice. Three years ago, the free world was shocked when the Nigerian military dictatorship executed one such hero, the Ogoni Nigerian Ken Saro-Wiwa. The Ogoni people of Nigeria live in an oil-rich and once-fertile land, but they are a national minority susceptible to governmental abuse...

Author: By Shai M. Sachs, | Title: Now's the Time to Divest From Shell | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

Since 1958, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria has conducted extensive oil drilling operations that have yielded 900 million barrels of crude oil from the land in which they live, known as Ogoniland. The World Bank reports that Nigeria suffers about 300 major oil spills a year, turning the "breadbasket of Nigeria" into a blackened and largely infertile wasteland...

Author: By Shai M. Sachs, | Title: Now's the Time to Divest From Shell | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

...anarchy will be global. Clinton's hardheadedness will soon start claiming victims, and they will be far-flung. No continent will be immune. Americans will be abdicating their responsibility for global leadership if they continue to pretend this issue is exclusively an American problem. PETER EGBE-ULU Lagos, Nigeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 26, 1998 | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...that is "de-politicized." Although both forms are inherently political, those who argue for the former think the council should operate with a deeper ideological awareness of Harvard's position as an global intellectual influence. A "politicized" council should focus on issues like Faculty diversity and divestment from Nigeria. A "de-politicized" council, on the other hand, is one which exists to serve its constituents by addressing tangible quality of life issues. In this model, the council should represent student interests by lobbying for such benefits as extended shuttle service and flyby lunches. This latter model most accurately describes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A New Vision for Student Government | 10/13/1998 | See Source »

...play of the freshmen would not be possible without leadership from experienced upperclassmen. Captain Andrew Lundquist and senior goalkeeper Jordan Dupuis are two of the team's leaders on the field. Harvard also profits from its group of international players who hail from countries like England, Nigeria, Croatia and New Zealand...

Author: By Andrew S. Brunswick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Soccer Ready to Harvest Cornell | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

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