Word: beginnings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...begin with, Haynes is a junior with two years behind her on the council. She has proved herself as a councillor who can address serious, complicated issues and achieve tangible results. For two years, she has been instrumental in the planning of the Levenson Awards Banquet, which annually honors excellent teachers of undergraduates. Haynes was an active advocate for safety before it was a "hot" issue and achieved concrete results, such as blue-light phones. Her calls for better first-year advising, improvements to the Office of Career Services and even cable television in the dorms reflect an understanding...
...been a month since the U.S. presidential election, but a new round of elections begin this week, at least for Harvard students. Even though it feels like we just elected Undergraduate Council President Robert M. Hyman '98 and Vice President Lamelle D. Rawlins '99, it is already time to vote for the new council leaders. By now, everyone is sick of the campaign posters, debates and promises and cannot wait to see all of this come...
Nevertheless, these discussions still miss the point. We need to begin looking at the holidays not merely as an excuse to decorate our dining halls, but as an opportunity for students to learn about the various faiths held and practiced by their classmates...
...after a while, it gets to us. Resting on our laurels, we accept our exalted status, scorning deadlines and B-pluses, confident that our superior talents will carry us wherever we want to go. You begin to feel the righteous indignation. What, do you mean I have to apply to get tens of thousands of dollars to study abroad? I'm the elite! I could try out for The Real World! I mean, I go to Harvard! Alas, it is not so. The war we all won four years ago is being fought again. Oh sure, the battles have different...
Moreover, we Republicans must work with Democrats to begin to bring about incremental change for our country. As we have seen with the health care bill and with the tragic christening of the "Republican Revolution," the American people are wary of change that comes too fast. We must ease the nation into the changes that will make life better for Americans...