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...crowds poured into Bangkok's royal plaza last Saturday, Vasan Sitthiket was there again-just as he had been in May 1992, when people power rocked Thailand and ousted a government. Then, the target of the people's wrath was a military regime. Now it's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, re-elected in a landslide victory just a year ago but vilified in recent months by many of Bangkok's residents. Demonstrations in the capital have become a weekly feature, led by a businessman-turned-political opponent of Thaksin, Sondhi Limthongkul, whose rallies draw tens of thousands. Vasan...
Undergraduate Council (UC) vice-presidential candidate Tara Gadgil ’07 has asked the South Asian Association (SAA), which endorsed her opponents last week, to reconsider their position, according to several members of the group. But SAA Co-President Arjun Vasan ’07 said last night that the group will not change its position. “We are not changing our minds,” Vasan said. Gadgil told the board on Wednesday that information provided by opposing UC presidential candidate John S. Haddock ’07 and vice presidential candidate Annie R. Riley...
...firm believer that human emotions are very powerful and don’t get exhausted.” To support his point, he informed students of a donor meeting that took place in Islamabad, where international donors pledged $5.4 billion. Arjun Vasan ’07 said he was grateful for the chance to discuss such an important event as the Pakistan-India earthquake. “I think the most important message I got out of the lecture was to constantly critically think about issues that go on in the world and that no one issue has one side...
Members of the South Asian Association (SAA) elected Alka R. Tandon ’07 and Arjun Vasan ’07 last Sunday as co-presidents for the 2005-06 year...
...We’re both very excited about our vision for next year—it’s a tremendous honor to be in this position,” said Vasan. The pair was elected in one of the first contested elections in the group’s recent history...