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...harder and more important thing is cultural,” he said. “In this very traditionally decentralized University, we have to do what some of our peer universities have already done, which is to recognize you can’t do bioengineering without working together...
...know that Harvard students and student groups alike face many challenges from the College administration. With an Administrative Board (Ad Board) that lacks peer representation, undergraduates are left in the dark about major decisions that affect their lives. With a party grant system under scrutiny, even socializing at Harvard has become unduly stressful. Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 and Randall S. Sarafa ’09 have the experience, the perspective, and the dedication to stand up for student interests and continue to improve life on campus...
...Outside their work on the UC, Matt and Randall are actively engaged in Harvard student life. Both are enthusiastic members of campus student groups, as well as Peer Advising Fellows. Matt is also a Dorm Crew captain and a proud participant in Mather intramural sports. In fact, he spent this past semester recruiting a more diverse set of UC candidates. Following the outreach to freshmen women that Matt and current president Ryan Petersen organized this fall, there are now nearly twice as many women on the UC as there were last year...
...Baron Ahmed, Britain's first Muslim peer, is due to arrive in Sudan on Saturday morning in an attempt to secure Gibbons' release. But for now she remains locked in a room at a secret location, caught in the middle of the diplomatic wrangle...
...Amriansyah explains that there are thousands of punks in the country. "Through an underground network of fanzines, record trading, the growth of independent distribution outlets and the power of the Internet," he says, "the scene is widely spreading to every region in Indonesia." But these days peer support, not protest, is one of the main attractions. One of Jakarta's youngest punks, 11-year-old Doing, meets up with his friends every afternoon at a playground near Blok M. With calloused bare feet and PUNK tattooed on his fingers, he survives by playing his ukulele on buses for money. "Punks...