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...directly by those organizations regarding any changes. Winnie said that there is one Harvard-sponsored internship program in Mexico run by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. In addition, there are half a dozen undergraduates researching or traveling in the country on Harvard grants. Students may still opt out of attending university-sponsored travels to Mexico if they are personally concerned about the outbreak. “We understand that one’s health is a very personal thing. If a student decides not to go to Mexico, we will sit down with...

Author: By Manning Ding, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College To Keep Trips to Mexico | 5/11/2009 | See Source »

...against the lethal health crises they battle every day, the truth is that the threat of another disease - even a pandemic flu - tends to elicit shrugs in this sickness-struck continent. If asked what preparations they are making for the possibility of swine flu's arrival, most African governments opt for the same kind of wordy non-statement issued by African Union chairman Jean Ping on Thursday: "We hope to establish a continental plan for prevention, and if necessary a mechanism to fight this outbreak that has not yet affected Africa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Developing World, Swine Flu Elicits Shrugs, Not Panic | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...world’s knowledge. Numerous authors have voiced dissatisfaction with the terms, believing the $125 million that Google paid them in the settlement to make amends for copyright infringement and the future revenue sharing agreement is unfair and that the license-by-default (authors have to opt out by May 2010 to not be included in the database) is illegal. Consumer Watchdog and Internet Archives have both filed suits objecting to the settlement based upon antitrust law.However, amidst all the uproar, and the settlement’s 134 pages of legalese, a real issue has been ignored...

Author: By Sanders I. Bernstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bernstein Bares It All | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...answer to Joel Stein's question "Should I Opt for Circumcision?" is absolutely not [April 27]! I was circumcised as an infant by a respected doctor. I had to have a second operation 25 years later to correct this doctor's incomplete work. At the time, I researched the rationale for the procedure. Other than the rare medical need, I found no rational reason to inflict unnecessary pain on one's child. To circumcise is to allow antiquated cultural mores and parental expectations to dictate one's life. David A. Dorwart, MANSFIELD, CONN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

Largely the brainchild of Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56, the act aims to dramatically bolster the number of college graduates who opt to participate in national service...

Author: By Marc G. Steinberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Federal Funds To Boost Service | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

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