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...over this provision is not over, Casey said. “It signifies residual concerns harbored by a significant number of members regarding this provision and guarantees another review,” Casey said. But Burden still identified the renewal as a major victory for the President. Eric P. Lesser ’07, who is president of the Harvard College Democrats, wrote in an e-mail that he thinks it is more important for Congress to focus on challenging the legality of the domestic wiretapping program than the Patriot Act. He wrote that he would have preferred...
While Silverstein’s website is subtitled “The Official Site for Kids,” he seems comfortable embracing his somewhat seedier origins.“An Evening with Shel Silverstein” will feature his lesser-known, but equally delightful works, for the benefit of an uninitiated Harvard audience...
...Spanish language and Latin American cultures continue their slow creep into the American mainstream, it should come as no surprise that comics have begun to reflect that change. But where lesser comix have settled for throwing a token Latino into the story, La Perdida ($20; 275 pages), Jessica Abel's intense new graphic novel from Pantheon, goes deeper. In fact, it goes "native." Featuring a story about an idealistic American living in Mexico and written in Spanglish dialogue, La Perdida examines what is increasingly becoming a major cultural shift in the U.S. by looking at it from the other side...
...Barrios, who has been state senator since 2003, also emphasized the need for reforms in domestic violence prosecution and prevention. He said that halfway houses for domestic offenders can serve to protect victims while keeping the offenders, who often provide financial support to victims, in the workplace. Eric P. Lesser ’07, the president of the Dems, said that Barrios’ focus on domestic violence was vital. “In the rhetoric you hear, there is attention on glitzy and sexy crime issues and no attention is paid to domestic violence,” Lesser said...
...contrast to Dewey’s comments, many are quick to say that religion does influence their political beliefs. “Religion is a personal and private matter that does and should color people’s perception of politics,” says Eric P. Lesser ‘07, president of the Harvard College Democrats. Lesser says that his Judaism is especially important to him, and that Jewish values, such as tzedekah (justice or charity), tikkun olam (healing the world), and mitzvah (God’s moral commandments), make him a Democrat.The Dems boast many Jewish members...