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...students raised the loudest outcry, especially groups like the Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS) and Students Organized for Safety (SOS). They criticized not only the lack of security on campus but a culture that they alleged had allowed the incident to happen in the first place...
Some students alleged that the main problem lay not with security measures but with deeper problems with male-dominated society. In October of 1981, SOS chair Elisabeth M. Einaudi ’83 and Peggy A. Mason ’82, chair of the Harvard “Take Back the Night” (TBTN) committee, wrote an op-ed in The Crimson calling for improved safety measures and criticizing the mentality that generated violence against women. The letter praised recent security improvements like the shuttle system and increase in the number of security guards, but it further suggested that...
With the Curricular Review encouraging more study abroad options, the University has been preparing to provide emergency medical and evacuation assistance to students, faculty, and staff traveling overseas for University-related activities. In July, Harvard contracted with International SOS, a worldwide provider of medical assistance and services, to insure Harvard-affiliated travelers. The insurance program began in September and will automatically be included in student and faculty study abroad and internship programs. “This is the best kept secret at Harvard,” said Dillon Professor of International Affairs Jorge I. Dominguez, who is the director...
...SHARE OUR STRENGTH 800-969-4767; strength.org Windows of Hope, started by New York City chef Tom Valenti immediately after 9/11, has teamed with the hunger-fighting group SOS to organize a national "dine out" on Sept. 27. Most of the funds will be used for immediate relief, with a portion devoted to helping storm-ravaged restaurants in the Gulf...
...quite know what I think. As much as I dislike the way they were described in the catalogue, I have to admit that I found several of the pieces quite affecting—I can still close my eyes and see that absurdly overwrought chandelier flashing poetry like an SOS. So I’m not saying that visual or experiential qualities are not grounds for evaluating art, I’m just saying that if we are going to use them as criteria we might as well admit it so that we can talk about and refine our approach...