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HMCE members recruit participants from Europe and Africa by sending bulk mailings of brochures to high schools. Much of the recruiting was done during a visit to the European Commission of International Schools in The Hague last November by Derstine, Dean of the College Archie C. Epps III and Susan J. Stayn '91, the organization's liaison to the faculty...
...Faculty recently adopted the bulk of a report on free speech at Harvard, but the rules passed dealt with public speaking events, not situations like this weekend...
Most buyers purchase Street News because they feel more comfortable giving money to a homeless person offering a product than to someone who simply wants a handout. Those who actually read the paper are unlikely to be bowled over by its literary merits. The bulk of the text consists of breezy, opinionated pieces signed by a motley assortment of celebrities and business executives. The most interesting items are the prose and poems penned by homeless contributors...
...reality, American political culture is stagnating. The 1988 election saw a voter turnout of less than 50 percent nationwide--the lowest since World War II. And no wonder. As political advertising costs and campaign expenses spiral to record levels, candidates must spend the bulk of their time on the phone with the rich and powerful, leaving just scraps of time for the citizens they supposedly represent. In order to finance the average campaign for the U.S. Senate, a senator must raise roughly $10,000 per week every week of the six year term of office. This system clearly favors incumbency...
...increasingly vigorous Asian countries like Taiwan and South Korea. America's abysmal private saving rate (about 6% of GNP, vs. 16% for Japan) is not sufficient to provide capital for private-sector investment, particularly if Washington continues borrowing half the savings to finance the federal deficit. Devoting the bulk of future defense savings to erasing the deficit would be fitting, since much of the Government's red ink stems from Reagan's sharp military buildup...