Word: actioner
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...undeniable about Harvard students is that they know how to be ambiguous. Whether it be on term papers, fake ID's or androgynous fashion selection, people here never want anyone else to know what they really are, or, furthermore, what they really think. Probably even more significantly, vague action extends to the social sphere. Could-be, should-be and should-not-be relationships are all marked by indeterminate phrases heard all too often in conversation between potential mates. Fortunately, Teen FM has the scoop on ambiguity in romantic dialogue, not to mention the common follies of misinterpreters...
Forget about the IOP! The American Jewish Congress's 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Commission on Law and Social Action with a round table discussion at the new U.S. Federal Courthouse. The talk is moderated by former MA governer Michael Dukakis, and he'll be joined by Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Robert Drinan, Professor John Kenneth Galbraith and others. 2 to 8 p.m., Federal Courthouse, Northern Ave., Boston, 457-8888, FREE...
...Wednesday, following a Tuesday night phone call from President Clinton. "It certainly helped that the Americans are poised to bomb Iraq," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "The Israelis couldn't afford to be the reason that Washington was being given a hard time from Arab countries over action against Saddam...
...those who are pro-life, UHS's subsidy is an unconscionable action. While the Supreme Court has said that organizations may provide abortion or access to it, it has not said that they must. By choosing to do so, dissenters from the subsidy policy believe, UHS has made a decision they cannot condone and will not be a part...
...people with moral objections to antibiotics? Throat cultures? Taking a temperature? But ultimately, abortion is a unique moral problem for medical institutions and their users. Allowing a refund for this single issue is unlikely to prompt a landslide of requests for refunds for other issues. Decisions involving collective action are difficult because they inherently require the consensus of numerous and disparate groups. However, in this case, UHS's policy represents a compassionate and reasonable compromise...