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...political, and economic issues that Latinas confront today.” As of last fall, 238 Hispanic women were enrolled at the College, or about 3.5 percent of the student population. Other participants at the conference included Noelia Rodriguez, a fellow at the Institute of Politics and the former press secretary to First Lady Laura Bush, as well as Romance languages professor Doris Sommer, the director of graduate studies in Spanish at Harvard. In her speech, Sommer spoke of the need to embrace multiculturalism in the United States, and emphasized the value of bilingualism. “Immigrants, because they...
...There was definitely a [price] sticker shock,” he said. “I was not totally prepared.” In the past year, the dollar has fallen by 5 percent against the pound and 10 percent against the euro, hitting record lows. At press time, one euro was worth 1.46 dollars, according to the Bloomberg currency exchange. Students abroad this term made their decision to leave last March, when the outlook wasn’t quite so bleak. Christina L. Elmore ’09 said that when she changed her study abroad destination from Argentina...
...Antenna aquiver for false notes, she checks in at the abortion clinic and doesn't like its casually clinical attitude. This kid can hear false notes pitched too high for most human ears to discern. So she checks out the alternative press and finds an ad placed by a couple seeking adoption. The Lorings (Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman) are rich, welcoming and ostensibly eager for the fulfillment their biology has denied them. OK, she's a little uptight, and underneath his charm there's something elusive about him. But still, given the limited alternatives available to Juno they qualify...
...Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson made that very clear Thursday afternoon. "This is a private sector initiative to deal with the volume of resets," Paulson said at a press conference following the unveiling of the plan. "You get approximately the same result as if you did it on a case-by-case basis...
...instance, he pasted an excerpt from a Norfolk Constabulary press release about his and his friends' crimes with the heading "Oh yeah, we are notorious." He also invited fellow Bebo users to "Leave a comment if you hate the c---- who harass you on a Friday or Saturday night...