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...marriage, Sanghera begins to realize the toll that custom and oppression are taking on Asian women. While raising children alone and pursuing a college degree on virtually no money, she launches Karma Nirvana (from Sanskrit words connoting action and enlightenment) in a spare room at a Derby women's shelter...
Childhood is an invention of modernity; for most of history, kids lived and worked alongside adults. That's not to say we shouldn't value a period of carefree shelter for our young. But the next time you're hauling the kid from basketball to SAT prep to violin, ask yourself whether it is she who really wants a break...
...Memoriam In calling Steve Irwin the "Crocodile Preserver," Jay Leno may have understated the accomplishments of the Australian. He was an advocate for the right that all unpopular animals have to life and shelter. Irwin was a passionate conservationist and believed in promoting environmentalism by sharing his excitement about nature. He founded his own organization for species conservation, his zoo is breeding endangered animals, and he even bought large areas in the U.S. and Australia for the creation of parks. Despite his fame, Irwin always described himself as an "ordinary bloke." But how ordinary could he have been when Australian...
...Memoriam In calling Steve Irwin the "Crocodile Preserver" [Dec. 25, 2006?Jan. 1, 2007], Jay Leno may have understated the accomplishments of the Australian. He was an advocate for the right that all unpopular animals have to life and shelter. Irwin was a passionate conservationist and believed in promoting environmentalism by sharing his excitement about nature. He founded his own organization for species conservation, his zoo is breeding endangered animals, and he even bought large areas in the U.S. and Australia for the creation of parks. Millions of people all over the world were fascinated by his enjoyment of animal...
...told the entryway they wouldn’t be allowed back because the entryway was a crime scene, and that dangerous chemicals had been sprayed. She also said, however, that the white powder remained in the stairwell once it had reopened the next morning. Lo was able to find shelter with a friend in Thayer Hall, but others weren’t as lucky. Several students spent the night in Cabot library or in the basement of the Science Center, Lo said. Now Dean Gross is ringing his own alarm to remind students of the implications of their actions...