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...Such a statement points out the fundamental truth of all cultural exchange—that it is by definition a two-way street, a “win-win situation.” ONE WAY OR ANOTHER It’s Thursday night, and the halls of Winthrop House resound with the sounds of Brazilian percussion. Members of the Woodbridge Society of International Students stand in a circle, playing a wide variety of instruments. After a hour of jamming, they break for a catered Brazilian dinner. Over black beans and rice, Mashael A. Fakhro ’11 talks about...
...general.“It is hugely important that the student representatives of this committee are independently selected...It does not make sense for the UC to pick the students who will be reviewing it,” wrote Alyssa Colbert ’10, a Council representative from Winthrop House. “The selection of delegates should absolutely occur independently because the Committee must be autonomous.”Another issue that delegates expressed concern about was the application deadline, which was initially last Friday, and whether it would give students enough time to decide to apply, when...
...Museum, where students are only a short walk away from being able to stab a priceless piece of art in brief spurt of psychological madness, our campus’s facilities shine. However, Harvard outdoes its peers by far with its river housing: Just two weeks ago, for example, Winthrop House’s gym flooded with human excrement. A normal person may consider sewage in the gym to be less of a service than a threat to public health, but that’s a naïve dichotomy. A threat to public health can also be a service...
...Pakistan. This will send a clear message to the next government that it cannot take the war on terror lightly and that the U.S. will not allow itself to be manipulated by Pakistani leaders. Samad Khurram ’09-’10, a government concentrator in Winthrop House, is an active member of the resistance movement against Musharraf. His column runs on alternate Tuesdays...
...What did you get in the class?JMA: A-. But it wasn’t his fault. It was the professor’s.RR: Did you ever do anything about your crush?JMA: I always wanted to talk to him but I never had the courage. He lived in Winthrop, though, and I have my WIB [Women in Business] meetings there. I am glad they are in Winthrop.Timothy J. Smith ’08RR: Have you ever had a hot TF?TJS: Yes. I had Michael Nitsch as my Justice TF last semester. Government classes are generally pretty titillating...