<p>Umm... examples of HC, its students and alumni caring about social issues and quietly making contributions to the world isn't really "news worthy", but here's a recent example.</p>
<p>"The concept is simple: Take any two people with differing skill sets, and match them so they can swap those skills. An expert cookie baker, for example, might trade a handful of lessons in the kitchen for a few classes in website design. Or, a math whiz might offer up some calculus tutoring in return for instruction in how to crochet.</p>
<p>Burnstein had taken part in a similar initiative organized by one of her professors the previous school year, involving exchanges between students, faculty, and staff at Bryn Mawr College and its sister school, Haverford. In addition to expanding participants' repertoires, she said, the program resulted in some unlikely friendships that went "beyond the superficial," spanning age, ethnicity, and background."</p>