Word: burma
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...matters of pressing concern in Burma and China! Those are, after all, the issues which our council members were elected to address; and Capitol Hill surely awaits their pronouncement with bated breath. While neither of us is quite sure where we stand on these issues, we can't wait to see what the council decides for us on our behalf. And we're certain that action by our commanding Undergraduate Council will be not only prudent but also effective. Chinese President Jiang Zemin must be quaking in his boots. DAVID J. MILLER '01 KAJ VAZALES '01 March...
...ever adopted, would change that. Comparing this issue to work in previous administrations on behalf of Burmese dissidents makes no sense. Although I am very much in favor of human rights around the world, I can see how some might argue that resolutions to free actvists in Burma are outside the range of reasonable council activities. But gay rights legislation in the United States clearly has a direct impact on Harvard students...
...role of the council to deal with fro-yo in Annenberg, or China? With Burma or a student center? said council Vice President Kamil E. Redmond '00, who co-sponsored the bill. "I think the council can do both...
...says that was the wrong debate. A council devoted to social conditions in Burma is not serving students, she said...
...consensual government. When we all decided to attend Harvard, we did not agree to have our political beliefs represented by anyone. Harvard students do not need a collective voice with which to speak to the outside world. Those of us who don't like labor practices in Burma are perfectly capable of organizing a group, staging a protest or writing a letter. The same applies to controversial issues specific to Harvard. If enough students are really miffed by the supposed lack of Faculty diversity, there is nothing stopping them from launching a vocal movement. In the meantime, the lack...