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...judge in the Harvard Model Congress, proposed the idea that removing programs such as affirmative action would diminish white resentment of African Americans—resentment that he said contributes to discrimination. An audience member, Raul A. Campillo ’09, offered an alternate approach during a post-panel discussion: that the government issue a formal acknowledgement and apology for its wrongdoings against minorities. Campillo’s proposal met with opposition from Anjelica M. Kelly ’09, president of the Association of Black Harvard Women. “The problems will continue to be perpetuated...
...University Hall actually believes that undergrads will stop drinking once the rules are changed. The new “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach to student debauchery comes out of a desire not to be completely screwed-over the next time the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office has a slow work day, not a plan to turn the lot of us into teetotalers...
Folk duo the Dodos have always eschewed the Svengali approach to their partnership. Unlike the White Stripes, known for Jack White’s domination and Meg White’s half-hearted drum banging, each member of this guitar-and-drums duo contributes equally to the group’s mellow indie-folk sound. And presumably, the fact that neither claims to be the other’s ex-spouse makes things less complicated. The Dodos are singer and songwriter Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber. Unlike Meg White, Kroeber actually seems capable of keeping time and playing...
...festival. Mere moments before he’s expected onstage, Wallach strides confidently into the venue with a bouquet of flowers. Then, responding to some apparent apprehension in the half-filled room, he begins passing out flowers to some of the women in the audience, enticing them to approach the stage...
...Obama's straight-talk approach has not played as well with crucial white union voters as Clinton's hopeful populist pronouncements, which helped her win neighboring Ohio by more than 10 points. As McCain discovered in Michigan, not too many workers want to hear there's little hope of getting their old jobs back. "If there aren't major policy differences, it's about perceptions, it's about who is feels your pain," said Greg Valliere, chief political strategist at Stanford Washington Research Group, which tracks economic policy issues. "Hillary is slightly better; she appeals to beer drinkers, Obama appeals...