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...Quincy’s and Lowell’s just a few blocks away, those who seek a hot lunch near the Yard should never have to go hungry simply because Adams shuts its doors to them. Such convenient river Houses should follow Adams’ example and each adopt one of the remaining Quad Houses as a sister House—possibly through the central planning of Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS). Mather and Dunster Houses should also get privileged dining access to Houses near the yard. This way, students from distant dorms will be able to take advantage...
...Senate have pirated debate for as long as the institution has existed. Initially, House members were permitted to filibuster as well, but their growing numbers soon made the practice inadvisable. In the Senate, unlimited debate was permitted until 1917, when President Woodrow Wilson suggested the Senate adopt a new rule: a two-thirds vote (67 members) would close down ("cloture") a filibuster. In 1975, the required vote count was reduced to three-fifths (or 60 members...
...think the Ivy model is a great one,” Gavitt said when asked if he thought the Ivy League should begin awarding athletic scholarships. “The rest of the country just won’t [adopt] it because they don’t trust each other...
Kirshner described the competition for the position as anything but fierce, saying that the AAS is not a particularly politically-charged organization. He and Bahcall did not participate in the head-to-head competition characterizing the election campaigns of many organizations, nor did they adopt complex, controversial platforms...
...worst kind of hubris to adopt principles of actions that we are neither prepared or able to enforce uniformly or to live with if enforced against ourselves or any of our allies. Beyond the recklessness of our government in opening this Pandora’s box, acting without any consensus in our country, and separating ourselves from so many of our allies, I am appalled by the manipulation of language, the incredible self-righteousness of our leaders, the violation of religious principles of just war, the undermining of international institutions that the world badly needs, and the cowardice of many...