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...Students get one shot at life, one shot to leave the world a better place than they found it,ā€ said Steve Jarding, a lecturer who has worked with Overbeek in his time at the Kennedy School...

Author: By Andrew Z. Lorey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Kennedy School Student To Run for Republican Congress Seat in Michigan | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

...looked at a lot of schools, but since we were limited in how far we could go with what we were looking for, it was better for us to start from smaller steps,ā€ Roman-Salazar recalls...

Author: By SOFIE C. BROOKS, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Building Ethnic Studies | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

...future, Iā€™m hoping, when the financial situation is a little better, we can start the process,ā€ says Lao, who hopes to ultimately see those developments...

Author: By SOFIE C. BROOKS, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Building Ethnic Studies | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

...thirds to a simple majority.) Williams, a regular voter, admits to confusion on many of the initiatives. "I never know what to do. I think representative government is a good thing, but I am one of the few." Angie Sim, 37, likes the tax measures. "Less taxes are better for me." Jessica Moore, a junior in college who supports "green" ballot measures, says, "They push you to sign the initiative, but they don't tell you everything. I think the special interests control the initiative process...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Initiative Culture Broke California | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

...initiative process. Fred Kimball, the owner of Kimball Petition Management, believes initiatives are an answer to a legislative process he says is "handcuffed by a lack of bipartisanship and the effect of lobbyists." He says the initiative system gives people power to change things for the better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Initiative Culture Broke California | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

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