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Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) is encouraging students to talk with their mouths full. As part of recent efforts to improve communication with students, HUDS executive director Ted A. Mayer created a blog to serve as a “forum for dialogue” about issues ranging from malfunctioning toasters in Dunster House to the relevance of sustainability at Harvard. In the midst of the March “menu madness,” the blog took off with its first entry on March 8, according to HUDS spokeswoman Crista Martin. Mayer writes all the entries and responds...
...statement yesterday saying that “the next immediate focus is developing updated goals for our district, which will inform our search for a new superintendent.” She noted that upcoming “town meetings on educational topics” can serve as a forum to discuss important issues for the district, including selection criteria for the next superintendent...
Political pundit and cable news host Chris Matthews opened his speech at the Institute of Politics Forum last night by making an admission. “I am here to make something of a confession,” Matthews said. “Television is limited in the way it can tell the political story of our time.” The host of MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews” went on to “confess” the media’s propensity to focus only on the hot story...
...Ahern defended Ireland’s active role in supporting the European Union (E.U.) at the Institute of Politics (IOP) last night. The event, “Ireland and the European Union: Promoting Peace and Prosperity Home and Abroad,” filled the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum for a 30-minute speech by the Prime Minister focusing on the European Treaty and the importance for the E.U. to act collectively abroad and together with the United States. “The main reason for this European Treaty is a desire for a more cohesive Europe and a more...
...particularly happy to have a very articulate expression of the points of view of the Chinese government and the Chinese people,” Bhabha said following the event. “It’s very unusual to have that in this sort of forum, and I think it’s very beneficial.” Although opinions were far from reaching a consensus, the panel did generally agree that political oppression in China is the biggest challenge for the country’s human rights. “The only way in which I believe you?...