Word: america
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...upcoming Cambridge City Council elections make us question America's electoral politics, already dearly deserving scrutiny. Municipal elections in Cambridge operate on a system of proportional representation, which in its simplest conception dictates that representation in elected government should reflect not merely the majority will, but a portion of the vote in proportion to its size. Cambridge relies upon a particularly intricate system to achieve this end: candidates are ranked by voters and their preferences tallied in a number of successive counts. Those candidates who surpass a predetermined quota are elected, and the votes are redistributed appropriately for subsequent counts...
...vote truly becomes one's voice to be heard in the apportionment of representation. Nations that use proportional representation enjoy voter turnout rates high above those in the United States, which is currently mired in an undeniably alarming state of voter apathy. Voters in America are reluctant to vote for a third party because they fear theirs will be a wasted vote, and this may discourage them from voting altogether...
...proportional representation, however, have been proven to result in greater numbers of elected women. Indeed, this phenomenon has been substantiated in electoral systems around the world: Sweden has a legislature that is 41 percent female, Norway's is 39 percent and South Africa's is 25 percent, dwarfing America's humiliating figures...
...imminent restructuring reveals a lack of understanding of the program's major focus: helping its students make the transition to America. Their task is as much cultural as it is academic. Spreading the bilingual program across five "air-tight" houses would "not let us care for the students educationally, physically, emotionally in a holistic way. I don't believe we should restrict access to the emotional and physical resources in an artificial...
...game 4 of the ALCS, the Blue Cat Cafe, a pseudo-swanky joint across from Tower Records in Boston, put the game on the backburner for a competition of its own. The lounge and bar played host to the first round of the "Quest for the Best Bartender in America." The competition, sponsored by Skyy Vodka and Major Peter Cocktail Mix, is national in scope, with Sunday's winner to travel to Disney World in Orlando for the finals in November and a shot at the $2,500 first prize...