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...This might just be the moment Europe begins warming to GMOs. If so, it could finally lay to rest the Frankenstein-food moniker. Even Greenpeace has stopped using the term...
However, the long-term consequences if these campaigns fail to stop tuition hikes and the failure of the UC system to achieve its educational purpose will greatly outweigh any short-term fatigue. Mark Yudof, president of the University of California, has said that departure of faculty members is his biggest fear in the UC system’s current crisis. Yet the proposed tuition hike threatens to exclude huge numbers of students from the world-class education promised to them by the California Master Plan, drawn up 50 years ago to ensure affordable access to education. If classes are cancelled...
...addition to gallons of coffee, thesis-writing seniors said the most helpful opportunities that Harvard had provided them as they worked to complete this year-long endeavor were the chance to do on-the-ground research and the extra time to focus on their projects during the new January Term...
Harvard professor Robert Putnam first coined the term “social capital” in his book “Bowling Alone,” in which he described the importance of a network, or community, for individuals. Social networks foster a sense of belonging and increase one’s engagement in the community. In an age of technology, college students naturally think of Facebook or gchat as central to our social networks. Beyond the cyber social circle, our networks may include entryways, teams, classmates, or extracurricular groups. Each and every circle...
...It’s important for people to embrace that word because there’s such a stigma around it,” said Laramore. “Having people come out as feminists in a public way will bring people closer to the term and allow them to really...