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...sustainability efforts and their appropriate place within our programs,” Mayer wrote. According to council member and Harvard parent Karen R. Cosgrove, sustainability is a “hot topic” nationally, even beyond the dining halls. The council’s task is to understand these issues as they specifically relate to HUDS, she said. Last night, council members dispersed into designated dining halls to survey general HUDS operations and to interview students. “What are students’ perceptions of sustainability as a whole?” Cosgrove said when asked about...
...passed by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which, through the Harvard University Library’s new Office of Scholarly Communication, will offer free access to all professors’ newest scholarly work. We hope that all students will submit their theses to the online depository, though we understand that if a student plans on running for the White House (or plans on being a President’s spouse), senior theses can be a delicate issue. In all other situations, however, senior theses, like Harvard professors’ work, should be openly available to the public so that...
...briefly in favor of yesterday’s measure, casting it as part of a larger effort by the Faculty Council aimed at “streamlining faculty procedures and making them more useful.” Confronted with Burgard’s suggestion that more be done to understand the reasons for the decreased consistency in attendance, Smith expressed worry about the Faculty’s efficiency in the interim. “I absolutely want to get to the bottom of whatever it is too,” Smith said. “But I think we have...
...that goal be achieved with all the forces arraigned against you? What you have to understand is that the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe is entering a new phase. This is no longer about elections. It's now about the transfer of power. Now, this transition is going to be difficult. Bob [Mugabe] is resisting. But he has no control of parliament. And the election delegitimizes him even among his supporters in the region. Everyone now realizes he is a cheat. How can he be an effective leader in those circumstances? Still, it's very difficult to fight dictatorship with...
...admission you'd expect to hear from Mugabe. We need a new political and economic ethos in Zimbabwe. And for that, we need to develop a totally different paradigm in terms of what leadership means. I have known Mugabe for many years. [What he does not understand is] being firm does not have to mean that you are a dictator. Providing leadership does not mean you are not able to rule by consensus. We try to ensure we are democratic. We are also aware that at the end of the day, decisions have to be taken...