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There were two major developments that led to the formation of the WRC. First, the decisions of over 100 schools to join the White House panel now known as the Fair Labor Association (which began in 1996 as the Apparel Industry Partnership). This was certainly not the vehicle the students had in mind because of the very low standard set for suppliers' compliance and because of serious reservations about corporate-controlled monitoring. Second, students won the disclosure issue; once they became aware of hundreds of factory locations, they decided it was time to go and talk to the workers themselves...
...Last year a team of national intelligence experts assembled a report that projected the future global ramifications of the epidemic if it continues to go unchecked in the developing world. Based on 75 factors that have historically tended to destabilize governments, the panel predicted that the AIDS death toll and the economic costs of battling the disease could cause the failure of redevelopment efforts and democratic experiments throughout the Third World. The basic problems are shortened life expectancy (which has been nearly halved in some African nations) and the creation of a disenfranchised poor population with troves of orphans...
Saturday at 7 p.m., the Office of Admissions will host a panel of students entitled "Student Life at Harvard." Start off by asking why the Freshman Dean's Office removed toasters, hot water boilers and rice cookers from the first-year dormitories last month--while similar devices can be found in practically every upperclass student's room. Ask why Harvard does not have a student center, what the role of exclusive final clubs play in the campus social scene and why the deliberations of the disciplinary body of the university, the Ad Board, are carried out in secret...
...field, ask how much time tenured professors spend with undergraduates, and why departmental classes cannot generally count for Core credit. And if you did not get answers to all of your questions at the department meetings, be sure to voice your concerns at the "Advising at Harvard" resources panel Friday at 3:30 p.m. and at the "Learning and Teaching at Harvard" faculty panel Saturday...
Academics are but one of the issues that all pre-frosh should make an attempt to learn about this weekend. Ethnic, religious and geographic diversity is another important concern. On Friday at 4:30 p.m., students will host a panel entitled "Multi-Cultural Perspectives" which will be followed by a Faculty-hosted panel, "Perspectives on Diversity," on Saturday at 2 p.m. Ask what percentage of tenured professors are women or minorities, and ask why Harvard has no degree-granting program in ethnic studies. Athletes should meet with the Department of Athletics to learn about accommodations for students. Ask how important...