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...that's a dangerous problem. When our emotions overtake our reasoning we worry about sensational events which are statistically unlikely to harm us - such as airline disasters, shark attacks, or terrorism - rather than everyday dangers that kill thousands. John Graham, who spent four years as administrator of the federal Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, says news of SUV tire failures left him besieged with demands for tire pressure warning systems even though government reports listed 41 car-crash deaths per year due to under-inflated tires, versus 9,800 deaths from side-impact crashes. "People's capacity to visualize...
...Harvard AIDS Coalition President Matthew F. Basilico ’08 thinks that experience in the field may be just what undergraduates need. “The development of summer programs and study abroad programs is really crucial,” says Basilico, who spent summer 2004 in Haiti with...
...hefty price tag: $2,400 to be exact. While it might be tempting to find ways to cut that number down—either by increasing the barriers to enter the race or reducing the amount given to each team—we are convinced that the money spent this time of year is well worth it. All it takes to run for UC President and Vice-President is 150 student signatures. Seven pairs of students successfully accomplished that task to earn the right to have their names on the ballot this year (one ticket, Omar A. Musa...
...With Zambrano came back from LEDA to California in the fall, mother and son sat down to edit essays. “We spent a week and a half trying to cut it from 1,200 words to 500,” Zambrano says...
...shirts and enormous posters. Campaigners faced off directly and tried to out-shout one another. Supporters of Ali A. Zaidi ’08 began postering early yesterday morning, following a midnight kickoff event that drew a crowd of over 50 to the Lowell House Junior Common Room. Zaidi spent a slice of the $400 the Undergraduate Council (UC) allots per presidential ticket to buy two 10-pound pies from Unique Pizza and Subs to feed his flock. “A rocking chair moves but it doesn’t go anywhere,” said Zaidi, frustrated with...