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Prof.: Migrants face abuses in Canada

By Robert Kimmitt | November 6, 2003

Filipina migrant workers in Canada do not enjoy many of the rights afforded to the general population, Geraldine Pratt said in a lecture yesterday. Pratt, a professor at the University of British Columbia, co-authored a book entitled "Gender, Work and Space", part of which addresses the topic of migrant workers. There are "grave human rights violations perpetuated by the Canadian Department of Citizenship and Immigration against...migrant Filipinas," Pratt said, quoting a press release by the Philippine Women Center. Pratt focused on the Canadian government's Live-in Caregiver Program. "They certainly do not get paid fairly.

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Class officers fill traditional positions at ceremonies

By Robert Kimmitt | June 10, 2003

Fourteen seniors are playing an integral role in this year's Class Day and Commencement ceremonies, serving as class marshals, historians and orator. Nine marshals, carrying traditional wooden batons, will lead the senior class to the Green for Commencement and take part in the ceremony.

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Students debate Michigan case

By Robert Kimmitt | May 8, 2003

A round table conversation entitled "People's Court: University of Michigan Aftermath" had students discuss the affirmative action case before the Supreme Court that could have far-reaching consequences on the admissions process at institutions of higher education nationwide. In two cases, Grutter v.

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Sex expert analyzes shifting perceptions

By Robert Kimmitt | May 6, 2003

When it comes to sex today, more is better, preferences differ and there is a good deal more to consider than "ripping off your clothes and rubbing your genitals together," according to Dr. Randye Cohen, Ph.D. In a speech yesterday entitled "What Drives Your Sex Drive," Cohen discussed personal sexuality and shifting perceptions of sex. "The meaning of sex changes from culture to culture.

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Politician and printer forged 'friendship'

By Robert Kimmitt | April 24, 2003

Dr. Roderick Cave, printing and book expert, recounted the history of author Somerset Struben de Chair, his publisher Christopher Sandford, and his printing company to an audience of community members and faculty yesterday in a speech entitled "The Politician and the Printer." The Golden Cockerel Press, de Chair's printing company, was a small but respected private publishing firm that printed limited-edition and ornate books.

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Debaters take second at nationals

By Robert Kimmitt | April 18, 2003

Building on last year's strong performance, the Dartmouth Forensic Union -- the College's policy debate team -- scored a second-place victory at this year's National Debate Tournament at Emory University in early April. Eighty two-person teams competed in the tournament, which took place April 3-6, and 16 teams advanced to the single-elimination on the final day.

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Lobban: Sudan torn by political instability

By Robert Kimmitt | April 11, 2003

Sudan is beset by an array of intractable problems that are keeping the nation in a state of stagnation and war, according to Richard Lobban, professor and director of African studies at the University of Rhode Island. In a speech entitled "The Sudanese Gridlock," Lobban said the country is experiencing political, military, economic, internal and foreign deadlock. He said that the country has experienced an "oscillation between plural democratic governments and military governments," and said that democratic governments are "always weak" in Sudan. Since Sudan gained independence from Great Britain in 1956, it has had 5 changes in regime, with 36 years of military rule and 11 years of democratic rule.

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Speaker advocates intervention in Africa

By Robert Kimmitt | April 4, 2003

A lack of international attention to the people of sub-Saharan Africa has been responsible for the absence of effective intervention by nations during the Rwandan massacres and other human rights violations in the region, said General Romeo Dallaire, former commander of United Nations peacekeeping forces in Rwanda. In his speech, entitled "The War-Affected Children of Rwanda," Dallaire posed the question, "Are all humans human, or are some more human than others?" He said there is a "value" placed on human life that favors residents of strategically important and economically bountiful areas. He cited Yugoslavia as an example, saying that more people died in 100 days in Rwanda than in 8 or 9 years of fighting in Yugoslavia, yet Yugoslavia received far more financial, political, media, and military attention. He commented on the growing tendency of nations to violate the rules of the Geneva Convention, in particular noting the use of children as combatants. "Children have become weapons," he said.

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