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None of the members of the Docket Committee was available for comment, but Berkowitz reported they have notified him that they will reach a decision by the "end of the term...
Moral issues aside, the Dartboard sees some practical objections to organ subsidies. For example, could this induce families to lie about the medical histories of their loved ones to make the organs appear more attractive? "Aunt Ginny hasn't touched the bottle in years!" Long term effects could be even more serious. While officials swear that there will be absolutely no bidding, this could be the first step towards a booming human organ market? Maybe celebrity organs would become a new hot commodity--if Elvis' sequined jackets would bring in thousands, what about his pancreas...
...year-old phenomenon can be defined, under the ancient definition, as a social movement that was started by the black and Puerto Rican underclass in the Bronx during the late '70s, or by the '90s version of the term, as a culture that includes a type of spoken-word-over-beats music with a collection of dance videos that are now seeping into the houses of the world's elite. The definitions are part of a continuum; what started as the cries of a disadvantaged group has become a billion dollar industry, one where the investors need the black face...
Students in the class meet famous environmental lawyers and government officials, talk with local farmers, reenact a court case, learn New England botany, discuss nature writing with authors, research term papers that often lead to theses and travel to Costa Rica for an in-depth look at one community's grassroots conservation efforts. The nine-year-old course has subsisted for the past five years as an ESPP tutorial, with only 25 percent of its funding provided by the university. Outside sources have supplied the rest: E.O. Wilson, the father of conservation biology and one of Harvard's most renowned...
...fruition. We wanted a pre-frosh special; we got it in the form of "100 Reasons Why Harvard Sucks." We wanted a spring break bonanza; we put together an eight-page pullout. What did we want and not get? That's the beauty of The Crimson's calendar--our term runs all of next semester as well. Read next fall to find out. Tell us what you think by e-mailing fm@thecrimson.com. Come to our meetings in September to be a part of the fun. To be continued...