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...filled with tedious generalizations and clichéd trivialities—“longer dining hours” anyone? A lack of platforms has also resulted in UC elections turning into popularity contests. Last May, a bill was proposed to the UC to shift to direct elections and attract more people eager to manage financial statements or design cool social events. This would have led to more sophisticated electoral platforms, and consequently, more devoted representatives in all committees, rather than just one. Regrettably, it got shot down. Despite support from experienced delegates like President John S. Haddock...
...Soft power” is a term coined by Nye, initially with reference to the United States. In a 2004 Foreign Affairs article, he described “soft power” as the “ability to attract others by the legitimacy of U.S. policies and the values that underlie them.” China, the panel observed, is increasingly using diplomacy, culture, and popular appeal to conduct its foreign policy...
...came to the United States from Guatemala 20 years ago, following her mother to Massachusetts in search of work. Now employed by a medical company in Bedford, Mass., the single mother moved from nearby Everett Street to Charlesview three years ago with her two children, aged 16 and 20, attracted by the low rent and proximity to schools and public transportation. “I don’t feel like I’m in housing. Most of the people over here, we work. It’s not like we have welfare,” Archer says...
...hotline, and been put on hold? If the answer is yes,” says Wang, “you’ll get what I wrote.” By drawing on different genres, texts, and ideas, and by showcasing five disparate works, the Ensemble hopes to attract those prospective students who might be interested in creative work at Harvard. Both Lim and Wang say that the Ensemble is trying to restart a kind of lapsed tradition of student-written contemporary music at Harvard. “I think there are a lot of people on campus who enjoy...
...student body here,” she said.Although Harvard’s efforts to encourage applications from community college students are limited, there is a national trend indicating an increase in the number of four year colleges and universities seeking to admit these students. Many colleges try to attract such applicants using articulation agreements, which provide for the automatic transfer of community college graduates to four year universities. Most recently, the University of Virginia (UVA) instituted a guaranteed admissions agreement with the Virginia Community College System, which enables community college graduates who achieve a 3.4 GPA and meet certain course...