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...Annenberg to the Quad experienced record low attendance last Thursday—but surprisingly, it wasn’t due to the newly diminished Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) menu. The stomachs of the missing diners were growling for a cause, not because of budget cuts. The Harvard Islamic Society??s (HIS) Fast-a-thon on Feb. 28 urged students to “go hungry for change.” Nearly 1500 students registered, promising to fast from dawn till dusk and to forego swiping in. HUDS, playing hero, pledged to donate the marginal cost of each...

Author: By Samantha F. Drago, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Going Hungry for a Cause | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

...freshman who swiped into Annenberg yesterday would have been surprised by the absence of long food lines and long waits at the salad bar. The oddity was due to the Harvard Islamic Society??s 2008 Fast-A-Thon, a college-wide initiative to raise money for Save the Children’s Hunger and Malnutrition program, according to a press release. The initiative—which was co-sponsored by 28 organizations across campus—means that the Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) will pay Save the Children the marginal cost of every meal not served...

Author: By prathama K. Nabi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fast-A-Thon Raises Money for Hungry Children | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...California slaughterhouse, animal voters made thousands of phone calls, sparking the closure of the plant and the biggest meat recall in U.S. history. And, in an unprecedented election event, they spurred the presidential candidates to issue statements condemning animal abuse, with Obama last week explicitly commending the Humane Society??s investigation...

Author: By Lewis E. Bollard | Title: Compassionate Campaigners | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...argued that a sense of shame increases a society??s ability to survive by ensuring that individuals treat each other equally...

Author: By Josh M. Zagorsky, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scholars Describe Guilt in 3 Disciplines | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...Moreover, the USDA’s decision to include meat dating back to February 2006 in the recall is a recognition that the cruel practices existed for two years under an inspector’s nose. As Paul Shapiro, Senior Director of the Humane Society??s Factory Farming Campaign, told me, “The USDA inspector was there, this cruelty was overt, it was out in the open—why they didn’t catch it or stop it is mind-boggling...

Author: By Lewis E. Bollard | Title: Where’s the Beef? | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

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