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Students should lobby for increased affordable housing, accessible legal aid, adequate income, and universal healthcare to fight homelessness, a panel of experts said last night. Cambridge Student Partnerships, part of a student-run nonprofit that teaches low-income individuals how to be independent and obtain governmental assistance, sponsored the panel. About 50 students gathered on the plush leather couches of the Lowell Junior Common Room to hear the five speakers. Panelists began by discussing the causes of homelessness. Macy DeLong, who said she was once homeless herself, focused on how mental health issues can lead individuals to lose shelter...
...Undergraduate Council (UC), Community Health Initiative (CHI), and the Freshman Dean’s Office. This is the first time these little black boxes, which have been enjoyed by upperclassmen for years, will dispense free condoms to students in freshman dormitories. Previously, first-years were able only to obtain free condoms from peer counseling groups Room 13 and Contact, which have offices in the Yard, condom boxes in the upperclassmen Houses, or from University Health Services (UHS). The dispensers were purchased by the Center for Wellness and Health Communication, a branch of UHS, and will be restocked by student members...
SETTLED. A charge against Rush Limbaugh, 55, conservative radio host; for allegedly concealing information to obtain prescription drugs; in West Palm Beach, Fla. Prosecutors say Limbaugh, who denied the charge, received 2,000 painkilling pills in six months from four doctors. As part of a deal, the charge will be dismissed in 18 months if he stays in treatment for his drug addiction and pays $30,000 toward state investigative costs and $30 a month for his supervision...
...looking for a change of dining hall scenery can order barbeque kits, courtesy of HUDS, and head to the great outdoors for a sizzling meal. After all, why drop $200 for a romantic dinner at Sandrine’s when you can do it yourself for free? Students must obtain the grill, charcoal, and lighter fluid, but HUDS provides the rest: hamburgers, hot dogs, rolls and buns, condiments, chips, desserts, and beverages. For picky grillers, special food requests are approved on a case-by-case basis. Alexander M. Phillips ’06, who frequently throws barbecue bashes...
...directly spends a lot of the money that different government departments used to spend on its behalf, which has allowed it to take control over its own operations, establish budgets and cut costs that might otherwise have continued on autopilot. (One example: the certificates people receive when they obtain honors are now generated by computer rather than calligrapher, saving $27 approximately 5,000 times a year.) There's more public disclosure too, in particular an annual financial report launched at a press conference and published on the Web. Last year the monarchy spent $64 million of public money (2.3% less...