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...annual tradition, hundreds of hungry Cantabrigians flocked to Ben & Jerry’s yesterday for free scoops, even though the weather was anything but ice cream-friendly. And as ice cream connoisseurs sought refuge from the April showers, their generosity helped raise money for the Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment Summer Program (BRYE). Although the ice cream was free, hungry patrons were encouraged to buy freshly made waffle cones for $1. The proceeds went to the summer program, which is affiliated with Harvard’s Phillips Brooks House Association. “BRYE does this annually with Ben and Jerry?...
...capacity to actively engage students in solving problems, improving basic skills, and handling authentic materials. Most faculty members will not need to do additional teaching, but virtually all will need to sharpen their teaching skills and develop broader course offerings (often using research assistance or a month of paid summer time). Compelling and effective courses will be in demand for secondary fields and electives as well as general education—and three years from now we should see a higher proportion of undergraduate courses with lively and unspecialized content, taught using creative instructional methods. Especially as we develop...
...Mahdi Army and the Sunni insurgents are working from the classic guerrilla warfare playbook: avoid confrontations with concentrations of better-armed enemy forces; lie low or mount attacks elsewhere to stretch his forces. It's been this way, in one form or another, since the insurgency began in the summer of 2003. And it's a reminder that no matter how thoughtful and well-executed the military strategy is, its effectiveness will be determined by the political reality...
...Porter offered 10 round-trip flights every week day to Ottawa (and later, to Montreal), taking off and landing at idyllic Toronto Island, just a five-minute ferry ride from the city center. The island's green parks, beaches and petting zoo had long made the island a treasured summer escape for city residents - not even private cars were allowed, and the island's airport has previously banned jet-powered aircraft, except in cases of medical emergency. Hardly surprising, then, that residents, environmentalists and even the mayor of Toronto opposed the plan to have commuter jets roaring overhead...
...College. Indeed the Committee stressed travel abroad as a particularly attractive option in their report. The report is, however, vague on the financial resources available to support students so inclined, and we don’t see the benefits of sending students abroad in January instead of over the summer. Even the research or community service options would require some level of financial support from the College. The alternative, making students pay to stay on campus (as MIT does) and eat at dining halls in January, will raise significant barriers for students already struggling to pay their tuition bills. Moreover...