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Vol. I, Issue 17
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Published 03.15.04
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Opinion
The Demeaning of Democracy, Health, and History in Haiti
Sylvia Aparicio
Two hundred years ago the Haitian people established the second oldest
republic in the Americas. For sixty years the U.S. government refused to
recognize the Haitian Republic, which resulted from the only successful
slave insurrection in history...
Opinion
Pocketbook Notes: "Petition Tuition Increases, Take the Power Back, Fight
the Man..."
The text from a petition that Kurt Smith, HMS II, sent last week to
leadership of Harvard University and HMS follows:
Intent to raise tuition at the medical school was recently announced by
the Dean for Medical Education to the general student body. While the
medical school tuition has risen steadily over the last few years, this
latest increase will boost tuition costs by $2,250 from the current year,
an increase of 7% in a single year. While we understand that
considerable deliberation went into this decision, we as students cannot
passively watch such a policy to go into effect without raising our
concerns to the President and Fellows regarding the consequences of such
an increase...
Opinion
Parting Words to February, Eleven Months To Go
Fola Popoola & Nathan Irvin
Last month, the SNMA planned several events for the HMS community as a
means to come together and celebrate Black History Month. The month
kicked off with an opening ceremony called "Sankofa" and an inspirational
forum for medical professionals to become actively involved in community
development...
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Leaving Longwood
Bubbles With Style: Cassava Boba Lounge
Hillary Rolls
You have to have been unconscious for the past couple of years (or just
the biggest nerd in med school) to have missed the "bubble tea"
craze of late. Also known as boba tea, tapioca tea, boba nai cha, pearl
tea, milk tea, bubble drink, zhen zhu nai cha, momi, and QQ (according to
BubbleTeaSupply.com), bubble tea usually refers to a milk tea drink
that includes tapioca balls...
Fresh Cut
City of God
Kit Lo
Originally released in 2002, City of God / Cidade de Deus was
re-released in theatres last month following its surprise nominations for
four major Academy Awards: Directing, Cinematography, Editing, and
Screenplay. This is quite a feat for a small Brazilian film that just the
year before, was completely snubbed by the Academy in the category of
Best Foreign Film...
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