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When I attended, the preacher would announce, "The former heavyweight champion of the world George Foreman wants to tell you how he met Jesus Christ." I would get up and tell my story, and they would applaud and cry hallelujah. Mostly, they just gawked. "Oh, he's tall," they would say. Or, "He's got muscles." I felt like a sideshow...
...upon practicing political protest may prevail. In response to the initial break-in, anti-war activists around campus confirmed their right to speak out by displaying upside-down flags in a remarkable show of solidarity. Whether or not one approves of the military action in Iraq, one has to applaud the courage and fortitude these Yalies have shown by refusing to be silenced...
Professors also applaud tech transfer for its potential to make significant ivory tower discoveries accessible and useful to the population at large...
While Faculty universally applaud Gross’ service, some say he has yet to prove himself administratively...
...applaud your astute criticism of the so-called “partial-birth” abortion ban recently approved by the U.S. Senate (Editorial, “Undermining Roe v. Wade,” March 31). I would like to add, however, that the real agenda underlying this maneuver is to establish a foothold for anti-abortion activists to continue to chip away at women’s rights...