Summer ended. The leaves changed color; I redirected attention to my plummeting grades. We all moved on, and "Gangnam Style" faded, only resurfacing briefly as a capstone to a tumultuous year. Maybe that was for the best, I decided. Maybe that was a blessing.
"Social activism at its finest constantly asks questions, seeks new perspectives, and changes course when the facts so require. We Harvard liberals, myself included, must be more willing to join this debate on the ground rather than merely pontificate from the sidelines."
"The dynamic nature of our personal identities in turn renders diversity consistently fluctuating. It is a concept without a static characterization, with a definition that transforms depending on the individual, community, or society that considers it. However, it is also one of utmost importance."
Even after weathering a storm of obstacles, indigenous organizations mostly see the Arctic Council as a success tempered by its shortcomings, not vice-versa.
