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...addition to outreach, Epps said yesterday that he wanted "careful work on monitoring racial incidents," an improvement in the relations between Harvard police and students of color and an exploration of the role of a multi-cultural curriculum...
Aiming to harness the enthusiasm and energy of young Americans, the Democrats have been holding outreach training sessions for college Democrats this week. A ticket made up of two baby boomers ("Young Guns," blared Newsweek's recent cover) is an appeal for generational change. And many of the platform planks adopted Tuesday night--including proposals for environmental protection, student loans and a pro-choice stance on abortion--appeared to be in line with the political views of the "twentysomething" generation...
...campaign progresses, Zindler thinks he will eventually be coordinating some kind of "outreach to younger voters through media," which he sees as an important endeavor...
...reach out to students is Hernandez-Gravelle. But relatively few students know about her office, which, among other tasks, handles harassment cases. Few undergraduates attend the events sponsored by Actively Working Against Racism and Ethnocentrism, the student group that works out of her office. What good is an outreach program if it doesn't reach anyone...
Gaining trust was a major hurdle for workers manning the needle van. Robert, a 36-year-old convicted armed robber, remembers thinking the van was part of a police sting operation. "You're not used to nobody helping you and wanting nothing in return," he says. Eventually, outreach workers in the van helped him apply to a treatment program to end his 16-year addiction to heroin. To date, more than 200 addicts have been funneled through the van and into drug- treatment programs. Nonaddicts have also turned to the van for help. Teenagers flag it down...