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Harvard is a non-profit, and its finances are sufficiently transparent that any rational person can see that a living wage will not cause intolerable financial strain. And, as was pointed out at Saturday's rally, it may be that Harvard can pay less than a living wage because the market will bear it. But that doesn't make it the right thing to do. Every student at this University should make it clear to the administration that while our custodians, cooks, and security guards may work for $6.50 an hour, we--the people who interact on a daily basis...
These protests have been largely based on misinformation about the practice of genetically engineering food products. Despite our instinctive fear of unknown, mutant food monsters, most of the endeavors to scientifically improve food have made crops hardier or more nutritious. Scientists have developed strains of corn that have built-in pesticides, for example, and others have developed a strain of rice that is rich in Vitamin...
...vortex of that revolution, and the toll it took on her personal life. She writes with poignant honesty of her loneliness growing up Jewish in Peoria, Ill. ("Mostly, my mother made me feel bad about myself"); her fascination with communism after graduating from Smith College; and the strain of her 22-year marriage to Carl Friedan. After the success of The Feminine Mystique, her husband, who had originally encouraged her research, grew jealous of her success and, she alleges, became physically abusive. "It seems as if I never went on television shows in those days without a black...
...intention of ever turning over the boy to his father, even though immigration law clearly gives custody to the surviving parent. While negotiations stalled, a team of expert psychologists and pediatricians charged by the government to monitor Elian's health concluded that the boy would suffer tremendous emotional strain if he was not returned to his father. Even more troubling was a video released by the relatives that showed Elian saying he did not want to return to Cuba--a transparent political gambit that seemed more like a hostage video than a genuine plea...
...fact, it is the rare similarities that have created the crises in the Fishes' marriage. Though Jeff and Dolores adore their daughter Krekamey, the first few years after her birth were stressful as they struggled to care for her and pursue demanding careers as professors. Both felt the strain, but Dolores undertook the majority of parenting tasks and allowed her career to suffer the consequences. How did she deal with the frustrations? "I took it day by day," she says, acknowledging, "I find more personal rewards in household things than Jeff does...