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...realized that researching science and music in a lab would not keep me connected to the theater community.”With a joint degree in law and the fine arts, Musico believes he would be better connected to the artistic world. After graduating, he hopes to create a non-profit organization that will provide legal services to theater performers and other struggling artists. It’s that idea of combining seemingly disparate fields—science and music, law and performance—that has marked his approach to arts.“This is another...
...social service organizations is the inability of non-profits to compete for employees on salary. There are a “large number of students interested in changing the world,” he said, “but who want to do so through non-governmental means, such as NGOs or non-profits.” Victoria Bjorklund, a leading nonprofit tax lawyer, said that the difficulty of regulating non-profits and the inadequacy of laws governing non-profits can lead to scandals such as the one that engulfed student loan giant Sallie Mae earlier this spring that resulted...
...While many destroyed homes have yet to be razed, the remains of those that have either wind up in landfills or get dumped into the surrounding lakes and bayous. That's a shame, says Bryan Bell of the non-profit Design Corps who is consulting on the Katrina Furniture Project and worries that New Orleans' distinctive architecture will vanish in a city still dotted with FEMA trailers. Many of the materials used to build the homes more than a century ago are irreplaceable, including the virgin cypress from local swamps and antique "barge boards." Made of 2-in.-thick...
...while it may be hard to imagine how any wood could be reused after the devastation and subsequent mold infestations, finding raw material has been the easy part. Palleroni partnered with a local non-profit called The Green Project, which has operated as a materials exchange for everything from paint to wrought iron for over 12 years. "We're roadkill specialists," says David Reynolds, executive director of The Green Project, who adds that the mold can usually be sanded or wiped off before the wood gets reused. "New Orleans has always been moldy. It's not really bad," he says...
...family name first,” Pak said. “That’s not how he nor his family referred to him. The fact that they were doing that portrayed him as less American,” he added. The Asian American Journalists Association, a non-profit organization that seeks “fair and accurate coverage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,” issued a statement urging media outlets to avoid unnecessarily identifying the shooter’s race. “There is no evidence at this early point that the race or ethnicity...