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...drinking water for 1 billion people. In short, this billionaires' foundation would be enough to end extreme poverty itself. All in all, it's not a bad gig for men and women who have transcended the daily economic struggle faced by the rest of humanity. They might also take note of the admonition of America's first megaphilanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, who wrote in 1889 that "the day is not far distant when the man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was free for him to administer during life, will pass away unwept, unhonored, and unsung." Fortunately...
...psychiatrist, but Demers refused, so they suspended him for the rest of the school year. He sued, claiming the punishment violated his First Amendment right to express himself through his drawing. In 2003 a federal district court ruled against him, saying Demers should have known his drawing and note were "true threats...
...note accompanying Sorry, Jones refers to the 1997 Human Rights Commission report that recorded the removal of thousands of indigenous children from their families, and to Australian Prime Minister John Howard's refusal to apologize for the actions of previous governments. In a novel of such resonance and restraint, this epilogue strikes the sole forced note. For Australian readers, at least, the title carries enough emotional weight to speak volumes, and Jones is too subtle and cerebral a writer to suggest a polemical reading of her text. Instead, Sorry is most eloquent expressing a more singular kind of sorrow, while...
...rulings and decrees come down from upon high reflecting a profound ignorance (or perhaps apathy) of the student experience at Harvard. The report of the Committee on Social Clubs is a case in point. Despite virtually uniform student protestation (which the committee was kind enough to duly note in their report), the Committee went on to recommend holding student leaders responsible for alcohol-related disciplinary infractions that occur at their events. And just yesterday, the administration announced in a meeting of the Committee on College Life that it would take the report to the Faculty Council without altering...
...employer, it supports the institution of fair grievance procedures, hiring full-time, instead of part-time, workers when possible, and the payment of a higher wage—all of which are part of Stand For Security’s demands.It’s important to note that Harvard is already a relatively generous employer. All on-campus employees are currently paid at or above the living wage as established by the City of Cambridge, and the University has a comprehensive program to support literacy and general education for its employees. Furthermore, Harvard’s Wage and Benefit...