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...further ask Bok to return Harvard to an era of full transparency and accountability in the management of the endowment. We encourage him to convene a public forum, open to all members of the University community—students, faculty, employees, and alumni—to discuss how Harvard can manage the greatness of its wealth in a manner that justifies the greatness of its reputation...
Speaking of resurrection, be sure to find a copy of Remix Magazine, published last month by the Black Men’s Forum and Harvard Media Ventures. Remix came from the ashes of something much less impressive looking, and with their next issue, due out in April, Managing Editor Tracy “Ty” Moore ’06 says the magazine will change its name to RMX and get distribution across 25 college campuses nationwide?...
Students at a development economics panel were surprised to learn yesterday that 75 percent of condoms dispensed in India are not used for sex. Sandip R. Sukhtankar, a PhD candidate in the economics department, told a group of about 30 undergraduates at a forum on “action research” that condoms, often distributed by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for free in India, provide highly-valued lubrication for use on spindles in the sari-making industry. Sukhtankar’s point served to underscore the importance of quantifying the sometimes-uncertain impact that NGOs have on the developing world...
...friends, complete calendars of city events, and even “Live Blogs” of campus events. This presents a tremendous opportunity for the UC to use the internet to connect with Harvard students by providing them with information about issues being debated at UC meetings, creating a forum for suggestions, linking to grant applications, compiling a calendar of Harvard events, and yes, even the voting records of UC members. The UC website does none of these things...
...vehemently denied any wrongdoing in the matter. “[The Goldsmith Awards] encourage a more insightful, spirited debate about public policy, government, and the press,” said Alex S. Jones, director of the Shorenstein Center. Yesterday’s awards ceremony, held at the JFK Forum at the Kennedy School of Government, featured a special award presented to New York Times op-ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof ’81, a former Crimson editor, for his reporting on the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Many of Kristof’s columns on the crisis...