Word: actioneers
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...We’re trying to promote civic engagement in a non-partisan way,” said Elizabeth J. Newton ’11, the IOP Community Action Committee Chair who has been working on Census outreach this semester...
...popular song “3,” but the U.S. Census Bureau has long loved counting and is doing it yet again as part of the 2010 Census’s count of Americans—and we're getting in on the action...
...March 21, the same day the House passed its health care reform bill, tens of thousands of activists and supporters took to the Washington Mall, eager to spark action on what they hope will be the next big issue in the nation's capital: immigration reform. The crowd of mostly Latino immigrants, who arrived on more than 700 buses from 30 states, waved American flags and chanted "Yes, we can!" in both Spanish and English. President Obama addressed the crowd in a taped video message, but many demonstrators called for him to do more if he is to live...
That doesn't change even when Beard is invited on a trip to the Norwegian Arctic with a boat full of self-important artists and scientists going north to see global warming in action. The journey is hilarious: Beard suffers frostbite in a rather uncomfortable place and is very nearly eaten by a polar bear. But even better is the way McEwan deftly contrasts the high ideals of the travelers - who call for a new, greener way of life - with their unacknowledged selfishness. The ship's boot room, where people load and unload their polar gear, and which steadily descends...
...record number of lacrosse fans turned out Friday night for the men’s lacrosse game against the Duke Blue Devils. Unfortunately, anyone who stayed an extra five or 10 minutes at the tailgate before coming in to watch the game missed the bulk of the action...