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...Republic of Cambridge in the heart of blue Massachusetts: the sort of community whose Oktoberfest parade features a Communist marching band and an elaborate float of pigs strapped to lipstick rockets. But the Harvard student body comes from all over—even from red states. More than 25 percent of the class of 2012 hails from the traditionally more conservative Midwest and South. In fact, Harvard’s world-class reputation enables it to attract people from diverse backgrounds with diverse viewpoints. The problem is that instead of allowing this diversity to promote enriching discussion, everyone just assumes...
...Sustainability Week was about actions, not just words. The event marked the official unveiling of Harvard’s new Office for Sustainability (successor to the Harvard Green Campus Initiative), which will be charged with making good on Harvard’s promise to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2016. What will truly define the legacy of Sustainability Week will be this body’s actions, and we hope that it will use the goodwill generated by the recent events to catalyze further progress in Harvard’s environmental development...
...working five years in public interest law received an enthusiastic first response—far more so than its optimistic proponents expected. Over 110 first-year students participated in a non-binding sign-up for the Public Service Initiative at a banquet earlier this month—50 percent over the targeted number, according to Law School Dean Elena Kagan. The graduating class of 2011 will be the first class eligible to have the full amount of third-year tuition waived under the program. “On one hand, it’s a little bit scary...
...Internet access is the great equalizer, and China realizes that,” Navarro said after the winners were announced. “China is already investing billions to bring free Internet access to the Chinese people, and our system can reduce the costs by over 90 percent.” The group, which has formally partnered with Fuzhou University in China, plans to put the prize money towards deploying the technology in China this spring. According to Navarro, China currently pays $40 million for Internet access in each of its 30 largest cities, but with the new mesh technology...
...races across the state —presents a number of arguments against the initiative. It reminds readers of the thousand jobs tied to dog racing within state borders, disputes the claim that dogs are mistreated under current sport regulations and cites a rate of fatality below one percent for the state’s 2066 racing greyhounds in the past calendar year. With a few exceptions, the many arguments advanced by MAIC against Question 3 are compelling ones. More convincing, though, is the argument they don’t make. MAIC’s opponent, the group known...