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...University of Virginia (UVA) student compiled a 600-signature petition to persuade her college to change its mind about sending students back to New Orleans, and a similar petition process is expected to occur at Harvard next week. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, colleges across the country opened their doors temporarily to New Orleans students whose schools were unable to open this fall. At Harvard, the original agreement between the administration and Tulane students stated that the students would return to Tulane for the spring 2006 term. Stephanie M. Swisher, a Tulane University freshman currently at UVA, organized...
...When political activism does occur on campus it is wishy-washy and bland. Even the most radical elements of the student body, such as the Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM), are surprisingly tame by historical standards. Instead of appealing to socialist notions of equality in their quest for higher wages, they couched their stance in terms of cost of living and prevailing wage rates. And in lieu of occupying Mass. Hall, they sent workers’ children to Larry Summers’ house on Halloween to ask for money for their families—only to realize that...
...into friends who escorted her back to her room in Eliot House. She then reported the incident to both the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) and CPD. CPD Spokesman Frank T. Pasquarello did not return repeated requests for comment. Farid said she was shocked that such an incident could occur at an institution that is generally extremely tolerant. “I definitely think this is an exception to the norm,” she said. “I’ve never faced any sort of discrimination, and I’ve been wearing a head scarf...
...Fortunately, the movie is short enough not to be wearing, even if one is distracted by its randomness. The film moves fast enough not to numb one into boredom in its weaker momentssimply wait five minutes, and a gag that is moderately entertaining is bound to occur. While some of the skits of the film feel repetitive or uncreative, Silverman’s poise is at least a constant throughout the piece. She is surprisingly calm on stage for all the dynamism of her jokes, and her deadpan manner, which makes her seem almost shocked at herself...
...what will happen when the number of foreigners grows to 12 million or to 18? The number of foreigners, and, more importantly, their proportion to the population as a whole, will increase dramatically over the next 20 to 30 years. Simply pretending this isn’t going to occur or that it will have no consequences does nothing to solve the problem.Le Pen is a tactless and sometimes foolish old man, if not the fascist monster he is made out to be, but he is right to note the serious problems associated with a “French?...