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...unsustainability of today’s trends cannot be emphasized enough. Ecologically, the critique has always been obvious: The consumption patterns familiar to many Western citizens today simply cannot be universally adopted. Instead, according to one environmentalist, if climate cataclysms are to be averted, we will have to reduce per capita carbon emissions to around 0.4-0.5 tons annually (the average American emits six tons). This is almost surely impossible barring a total transformation of current structures of consumption and production. As another, no less ominous example, consider the fact that mainstream economics has no answers for the displaced rural...
...defense, Cahow and junior Katie Vaughn form a veteran core bolstered by sophomore Kathryn Farni and rookie Leanna Coskren. The Harvard defensive unit is allowing just 22 shots per game and has an 88 pct. success rate on penalty kills...
...Division I soccer player in the country, and has never before been presented to a Harvard athlete. Akpan—who led the Ivy League in points, scoring and assists this past season, as well as being ranked second nationally in scoring with a 2.06 points per game average—is also the only individual from the league to make the semifinalist list. The other possible recipients for the Hermann Trophy hail from universities across the country, including two from Duke, the alma mater of Harvard’s head soccer coach, John Kerr. In 1986, while playing...
...work back up. This will be our practice run for the NCAA tournament.” Harvard placed seventh last year with two wrestlers reaching the finals. Despite stiffer competition, the Crimson looks to better last year’s already stellar performance. Each college sends one wrestler per weight class for a total of 10 wrestlers. For the Crimson, three young faces are set to compete: freshmen Dan Kelly at 125 lbs., Shay Warren at 133, and Corey Jantzen at 141. Returning All-Americans sophomore JP O’Connor and junior co-captain Louis Caputo are ranked third...
...Surprised at the findings? The index is less about total funding (although, per capita, the U.S. is no world leader by that measure either), and more about how well aid dollars reach their beneficiaries. The index ranks 22 developed countries and the European Commission on how consistently each adheres to guidelines they all approved in 2003, the Principles and Good Practice of Humanitarian Donorship...