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...union. The labor movement at Harvard gained steam in the early 1990s, when the HUSPMGU confronted University three years in a row about pay increases. The two ultimately signed a contract promising the workers a nine percent increase in pay over the course of three years. At its peak, HUSPMGU represented approximately 150 Harvard employees, including security guards, parking attendants, and museum employees. “He was the key person that sort of lit that torch” said James LaBua, Harvard’s deputy director of labor and employee relations, who represented the University during its frequent...
...overcrowding them and provoking more restrictions in turn. In the past, we have advocated a free system without such restrictions. But circumstances have changed. Dining halls without restrictions are being flooded with hungry students who are now barred from the majority of dining halls by the River at peak hours. While restrictions have undeniable drawbacks, they have become a necessary evil. In order to minimize their deleterious effects, some easy fixes should be made so that the system of restrictions does not unfairly treat those who genuinely need to eat at River dining halls.Interhouse restrictions have been implemented across campus...
Although there are a few Christmas attractions, such as reindeer and sleigh rides on tree farms, the weeks leading up to Halloween and Thanksgiving are the peak season for agritourism, especially in the Midwest, where the phenomenon is booming. Young's Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs, Ohio, attracts more than 1.4 million visitors a year to its dairy farm, which also offers baseball batting cages, a miniature-golf course and homemade ice cream. Eckert's Country Farm & Stores, near St. Louis, Mo., brings in $10 million annually, about 80% of the farm's revenues, from its restaurants, bakery and gift...
...course, there will be action figures. A popular one might be Hawaiian-born Kaleo, a former champ in Japan's pro league who, at his peak, weighed 345 lbs. He came out of retirement to compete, bulking up with an old sumo trick: eat chanko nabe, a rich stew, then promptly go to sleep. But size ultimately matters less than technique--there are 70 moves a wrestler can use to get his opponent out of the ring. "I'm a pusher, a thruster," says Kaleo, who fights for Japan. "I come out like a boo rush." An all-American sumo...
...families and subjecting them to physical, mental, and sexual abuse, according to international human rights organizations and local activists. Every night, thousands of children stream into northern Uganda’s major cities—like Gulu—to spend the night and avoid the LRA. At the peak of the exodus, some 40,000 children walked into Gulu every night, according to Human Rights Watch, a non-governmental organization. Five of the LRA commanders were indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity on July 8—the first...