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...have spoken to many people who find this humiliating, comparing it to a walk of shame. But, faced with the prices of these events, they must continue to rely on SEF’s services. The stigma created by the current set-up works against SEF’s goals to even the playing field; a student’s financial means are a private and confidential matter, and the SEF should keep them that...

Author: By George Hayward | Title: Everything Comes With a Price | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...Worst of all is the stigma associated with being an “illegal alien.” Nick S. Lopez ’10 describes the bittersweet experience of getting into Harvard as an unauthorized youth. “Getting into Harvard wasn’t the happy ending to my story that it should have been. All of these years I’ve felt like a liar because I haven’t been able to tell my friends about my immigration status, either out of fear or embarrassment. There is a stigma associated with being...

Author: By Kyle A. De beausset | Title: The Right to Exist | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...reputed even among the geeky circles I was already running with that it was a scary course, that it was supposed to have a lot of work,” says Malan. Since he began teaching the course two years ago, Malan has sought to dispel this stigma. He’s brought in LOLcatz, physically ripped a phonebook in half to demonstrate binary search, and even debuted a clothing line of CS50 apparel. His former Mather House Master, Sandra A. Naddaff ’75, is hardly surprised by these endeavors. “He has a very entrepreneurial...

Author: By Li S. Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Faculty Hot Shots: David Malan | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...Square. In a laundry emergency, the only option is to run to CVS and grab the nearest brand, which tends not to be a bottle of earth-friendly vegetable derivatives. Moreover, eco-friendly detergents tend to be more expensive than generic detergents like Tide. At the least, a stigma exists amongst the student body surrounding such “organic” products, which are perceived...

Author: By Ayse Baybars | Title: Tide of Change | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

...governing body in the Mormon church hierarchy, and why they are not expected to go on missions to seek converts. Harris, who will be going on a mission, told the audience that more and more Mormon women were going on missions. “There’s no stigma either way,” she said. “I want to go because I feel I have this beautiful gift and that’s precious to me.” Audience member Erin E. Harrington ’12 said she attended the panel because she didn?...

Author: By Beverly E. Pozuelos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mormons Clarify Beliefs | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

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