Word: abstentionism
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The council passed its eighth grants package of the fall semester on a 32-5 vote, with one abstention.
Whenever I hear a tinny rendition of “Silver Bells,” I rummage through my bag and all my coat pockets, feeling shame and excitement in equal measure. Over Thanksgiving break, after years of principled abstention, I got a cell phone. I had long derided cell...
All representatives present supported the bill with the exception of one abstention and one negative vote. The council members have one week in which they can change their vote before a final decision on the amendment is reached.
These initiatives hardly seem unreasonable in light of what Harvard gives its already privileged neighbors: money. Lots of money. Though Harvard is a tax-exempt non-profit, it rakes in a truckload of money in the form of tourism, which in turn feeds the local economy. And then there are...
These initiatives hardly seem unreasonable in light of what Harvard gives its already privileged neighbors: money. Lots of money. Though Harvard is a tax-exempt non-profit, it rakes in a truckload of money in the form of tourism, which in turn feeds the local economy. And then there are...