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Trading conflict diamonds is already illegal; the Kimberly Process is just an attempt to enforce the law. Starting next year, all rough, unpolished diamonds must have certificates to prove that they do not come from “conflict” mines. Amnesty International, OXFAM, Global Witness and other human rights groups have spent years railing against conflict diamonds because the diamonds are a double dose of misery. In Sierra Leone, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) captures mines and then forces locals to forage through the mud looking for diamonds. After extracting days of slave labor from these hapless workers...
Since last year, however, Gates said that the president and Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby—along with many professors and students—have gone out of their way to prove Harvard’s commitment to both the department and to improving diversity at the University at large...
...contrary to the ideals of the event. Sure, it can be justified—the keg ban is not just some attempt to limit our fun—but the reality is that it will not change the amount of alcohol consumption, and so its intended outcome will prove a failure, and its unintended outcome—changing the nature of The Game—will succeed...
...them, we might as well be from Sudan or another country, because back in their time they could count the number of black students attending Harvard on their hands. We felt like tokens that night, like we were there only to show diversity and prove that Harvard has indeed become a welcoming institution for all kinds of people. But inside that room we felt anything but welcome. From the minute we walked in, the looks we received were ones of confusion; there was a distinct feeling that we did not belong. We did not look like the Class...
...regulations. This marks a critical moment in the new arms inspection regime, since it has been made clear to Iraq that any further acts of concealment or evasion will bring down the wrath of the international community. Baghdad's decisions over what to include in that inventory may prove decisive in determining Iraq's future, because if inspections reveal weapons stocks or programs that have not been accounted for, such revelations may be taken by the Bush Administration as grounds...