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...submit a proposal and budget that detail exactly what they intend to research, how they intend to do it, and how much it will cost. Estimating the cost of living in rural China—or wherever research may lead—isn’t an easy task, as Kwong points out. Students juggling coursework and clubs—and especially those unfamiliar with grant applications—often seek a helping hand to guide them through the process. Unfortunately, help is not always easy to find. HELP! I NEED SOME MONEYHarvard has several resources for undergraduates seeking advice...
...defending champions can attest, that label is enough to get opponents psyched up to play you. With every team in the Ivies ready to bring its best when it plays the Crimson, a repeat—even with a talent-laden squad—is no simple task. Having the right mix of confidence, determination, and fight is crucial.“When you’re down two runs in the bottom of the seventh and you need this game to clinch a title,” Madick suggests, that will be when the increased resiliency pays...
...Iraq, perhaps for better, but probably for worse, has become a state with a sectarian political system much like that of Lebanon. This means that, in any election, the majority of people will vote along sectarian lines to elect leaders of their own community. It is then the task of these same leaders to reach a consensus amongst themselves over power-sharing and the division of government resources. The fact that Iraq possesses huge revenues from oil should, in ideal circumstances, make this process that much easier...
...with a group of Iraqis in a poor Shi’ia area. “Who is the government?” one man asked, and then repeated the question. For a moment, Feldman just looked at him, beginning to get a sense of the enormity of the task ahead...
...indisputable that this was a serious speech about the incendiary topic of race in America. Obama was performing his high-wire act, trying to appear black enough for the African-American community and post-racial enough for white voters. That's as tough a task as exists in American politics, and one speech alone will never accomplish it. But if he is to win the nomination and the general election, he has to engage voters in this dialogue, and the sooner the better. He's started down that road, and he has to continue. Whether he likes...