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...Cambridge between 1992 and 1995. He was the nation’s first mayor to be both African American and openly gay.Cambridge’s Plan E form of government makes the mayor a largely symbolic figure. The City’s nine councillors elect a mayor from amongst themselves every two years. A hired city manager, meanwhile, executes most of the daily operations of city government.Nonetheless, friends, colleagues, and local political experts say that Reeves can, and will, make the most of his emblematic post.“He gets the biggest kick out of being the mayor...
...expansion in 2002 bringing the total number of invitees to 40. The NCAA recently bought out the NIT as part of the settlement of a lawsuit, making this year the first in which NCAA sanctioned officials will select the NIT field.“There’s talk amongst people in the league [that with] the expansion of the NIT and the taking over of the NIT by the NCAA there’s a great chance that in the Ivy League or the Patriot League, the second place team [could] get the opportunity to slide into those spots...
...institutions than by meeting rooms. Only when women do not have to stand outside a final club mansion in a short skirt and heels, hoping to be judged “hot” enough to have a social life, will substantial progress be made towards mitigating gender inequalities amongst Harvard students. To this end, Harvard should also be prepared to collaborate with existing women’s social organizations on campus—such as the Seneca, the Bee, Isis, and the three sororities—that have already proved successful women’s communities. These groups...
...Then one day, dreams of the Stanley Cup were replaced by dreams of a burning torch, eternal glory, and global competition. Hagerman knew that she couldn’t play for the NHL, but she could play for her country.“I wanted to be amongst the best players in the country, and being on the [Olympic] team is just that,” Hagerman writes.SKATE TO THE GOLDFor Hagerman and her teammates, however, the road to the Olympics has been harder than getting a date for the Freshman Formal. “In order...
...advance any immediate proposals on energy. Instead, he has put President 2025’s money where W’s mouth is, today. Hmph. Grounding the airy-fairy proposal of cutting Middle East oil imports by 75 percent over the next two decades in today-speak might entail, amongst other things, dealing with the “addiction” side of our “oil addiction.” The administration and Congress must be willing to formulate policies that go beyond the August 2005 Energy Policy Act, which is glaringly lacking in bold conservation measures. Contrary...