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...closest possible recreation of the issues confronting non-governmental organization workers in Darfur. Volunteers will role-play as refugees, while military checkpoints, mock Janjaweed attacks, and security evacuations are incorporated into the experience. The program directors intend to create an environment that closely resembles the tension and turmoil currently present along the Chad-Sudan border, according to Appleby. HHI’s Humanitarian Studies Initiative is a seven-year old program that attempts to provide students with hands-on experience that emphasizes the policies that HSPH has developed, according to a press release. “Our program...
...advocating that students be allowed to bring food into the stacks themselves. Not only is there no need to chow down while comparing call numbers in Widener, but the stacks are cramped and in many cases rarely accessed, so rotting grapes rolling around underneath the shelves could present a huge problem...
...ethanol derived from corn using current methods is not the fuel of a green future—and I tip my cap to anyone who can correctly predict what is—it’s also important that we not let the facts about America’s present energy fad color our attitudes toward other biofuels, including even other forms of ethanol...
...There are at present a number of viable alternatives that inhibit our breakneck carbon-emissions trajectory and have a potential to make a serious dent on the worldwide release of greenhouse gases. Among these are ethanol derived from sugar cane, which already drives approximately 85 percent of Brazil’s cars, and soy-derived biodiesel, which helps power all the diesel-burning trucks on our campus, according to David E. Harris, Jr., the general manager of operations and finance for Harvard University Transportation Services...
Insignia T-shirts and hoodies are a fashion staple on college campuses across the country—but Tamara Jafar ’09 is taking this trend and turning it into a cause. The Bagdad University T-shirts that have been appearing on campus amidst the ever-present Harvard paraphernalia aren’t just style statements—they’re a step towards improving higher education in Iraq. Since December 2007, Jafar has been designing and marketing the shirts, creating the Web site www.rallyforiraq.com in addition to using flyers and a Facebook group. While the arch...