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Some fellows use the Kennedy school as arevolving door between Boston and Washington, saidDavid V. Bonfili '96, head of the IOP's StudyGroup Committee. "Some people use it as aspringboard, like Republican pollster Frank Luntz,while others are at the end of their careers," hesaid...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: Former Legislators Begin Stay at K-School | 2/3/1995 | See Source »

Speaking at the Wayfarer Inn in Bedford, Kerreylamented the national economy, and used it as aspringboard for pushing his priority issue,national health insurance...

Author: By Melissa Lee, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Bush Takes N.H. Primary Over a Strong Buchanan | 2/19/1992 | See Source »

Other student groups applied more diversetechniques. Using its annual "awareness days" as aspringboard, GLSA organized efforts to counterwhat members described as pervasive homophobia oncampus. In addition to distributing informationand pins, GLSA submitted a 13-point proposal tothe College, along with results from a campus-widesurvey, asking it to retrain tutors and advisorson handling issues of sexual orientation. As withmany other challenges, the College responded bycreating another discussion committee, includingGLSA leaders, faculty and administrators...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: Activism Turns To Social Issues | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

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