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When I came to the United States in 1994, change for me as a nine-year-old child was simply relief from the uncertainty of whether I was going to live or going to die that existed in my country of residence in Burundi and in my native country of Rwanda. The opportunity to grow up in an environment in which my life was not in perpetual jeopardy was a welcome change, but I quickly learned that the privilege of a secure environment is not to be idle but rather to actively work at being the change that one desires...
...especially true within crime-ridden inner cities. Inner-city dwellers and minorities are disproportionately victimized by the fundamentally flawed corrections system. The rate of incarceration for adult black males is one in 15—the rate for black men aged 20-34 is a staggering one in nine. Average prison sentences for crack cocaine, 85 percent of which are given to blacks, are 52 percent longer than sentences for powder cocaine, a facet of the structural racism that is exacerbating the inequality of the prison population. The recent U.S. Supreme court ruling allowing judges to sidestep mandatory minimum drug...
...Despite two losses, there were several Harvard protagonists. With a team-leading nine goals and 13 ejections this weekend, junior Devon MacLaughlin was in prolific form. Co-captain Vivian Liao scored four goals, while Snyder also made important contributions...
...last possession, with Harvard up 49-46, the visitors needed a three to force overtime. The Crimson clamped down on defense to counter Cornell’s four-guard set, and the visiting team looked lost when nobody was open beyond the arc. The Big Red made nine three pointers in the teams’ first contest and shot 50 percent from behind the arc. Big Red guard Gretchen Gregg, the nation’s leading three-point shooter, made four threes in Cornell’s Feb. 15 win.This time, Harvard was ready for her. Maduka?...
...internal polls of members. "The polls showed what we were feeling, that there was a surge going on amongst our members like there was in the country for Senator Obama," Stern said. "In the beginning he was not so well known as Senator Clinton, he was one of nine candidates. But after 20 debates we really got to know...