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...work of social commentary for him. By focusing on his characters’ unique and disparate relationships with colonial elements, he draws into relief the tremendously complicated experience of the village as a whole. “There is a certain area of our experience that you can reach best through the imagination,” he says. But Achebe is still not done with his first novel. After “Things Fall Apart” has been translated into 50 languages, Achebe plans to finally translate it into Ibo, something he’s considered for a long...
...willing to fully disclose the rationale behind sweeping policies and should consider simplifying the regulations for throwing parties. On the whole, the College must commit to making Harvard an intellectually and socially stimulating campus. The SLAO is working to address some of the issues surrounding parties, and, if we reach out to students and resident deans early, I hope that current issues will not persist through April Visiting Weekend for pre-frosh. With the creative minds on this campus, we can certainly work together to make Harvard a fun campus for everyone. That’s something...
...breadth and scope of biotech here in Cambridge,” Mayor E. Denise Simmons said of the project. Simmons said the labs will benefit the city by attracting more people with highly specialized talents and employing many more. She said she will ask the company to reach out to Cambridge when looking for employees. The new unit will be located in Cambridge, Mass., as well as Cambridge, England. Between the two facilities, Pfizer plans to employ about 70 researchers. With the new unit, Pfizer will contribute to local efforts in stem cell research, including work at the Harvard Stem...
...will leave 5.1 million Zimbabweans needing food aid by January. The World Food Programme (WFP) was recently forced to shrink the food ration made available to each needy person because of its lack of funding from international donors and its need to stretch its existing resources to expand the reach of its feeding program from 2 million to 4 million people. (The WFP has warned that it will run out of money by January unless more donor funds are forthcoming.) Across the country, schools are shuttered for lack of teachers and students able to pay, and in hospitals patients...
...which sources clothing and other consumer goods for major American retailers and brands, announced this month that it was "undertaking a critical review of its cost structure" and could lay off as much as 4% of its local staff by early next year. Merrill Lynch expects local unemployment to reach 5% in 2009, up from the current...