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Hard Times for Harvard
After a lifetime of feeling stupid for neglecting what I’ve been told is “the most important meal of the day,” I no longer feel lonely in my ignorance. Harvard University is keeping me company in my decision to forego the first meal of the day because they’ve stopped serving it, or, at least a hot version of it.
An article I wrote that appeared in the DailyFreePress.
Published: September 23, 2009
It is no secret that Harvard University has a feast of funding, what with its rank as the University with the largest endowment, but if this is the case, why can’t it afford to feed its students hot breakfast food?
Due to Spring 2009 Faculty of Arts and Sciences budget cuts, Harvard stopped serving hot breakfast in all but one of its dining halls Monday through Friday.
“Students were upset when they heard the announcement in the Spring, but they were more upset this Fall when they walked into the dining hall and instead of finding French toast, omelettes, and some sort of meat, they found a few slices of cold cantaloupe,” said sophomore Nima Khavanin.
Why the scrimping?
“We need you to report on a pharaoh speaking at Harvard.”
“Oops. I meant to say Mia Farrow. Do you still want to cover the event?”
I still wanted to cover the event.
The Daily Free Press
Mia Farrow Advocates for Darfur at Harvard
Amanda James
Published: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The world has a “responsibility to protect” the citizens of Darfur, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow told a crowd of 70 people at Harvard University’s JFK Jr. Forum Monday night.
Farrow, who has appeared in more than 40 films including “The Great Gatsby” and “Rosemary’s Baby,” was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador in 2000. She said there should be an increased pressure on world leaders to condemn the Sudanese government for their actions in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, where up to 300,000 people have been killed since 2003, according to the Associated Press.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges on March 4. In response, the Sudanese government expelled 13 international aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders and UNICEF. Monday, al-Bashir said he wants all international aid groups to leave within the next year, according to the Associated Press.
“We are failing the people of Darfur, even as we are failing our essential selves,” Farrow said. “There should be a human cry from everyone for the expulsion of these people.”
