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...power, however, is to challenge those who listen to him—but Obama is still too hesitant to do so. During a recent press conference, for example, he essentially dismissed a question from NBC correspondent Chuck Todd. Todd asked why, if past presidents had had the power to call for some form of sacrifice, Obama did not ask for something specific now, especially since he purports to seek a “new era of responsibility...
...better in volleyball than basketball,” Jones says.Like many kids on the West Coast, Jones set his sights on Stanford. But after being deferred in the early admissions process, he began to look at the Ivy League.“One day, I got a call from Harvard,” Jones says. “It was kind of funny because I didn’t know my parents sent my highlight DVD to Harvard. It wasn’t really in my mind.”In the end, the chance to receive more playing time...
...sanity after years in prison, his appreciation of his own life, and the likelihood that he will go through with starvation before his demands are met. The rest of the scene provides an opportunity for Sands to boldly state his dedication to the protests. “You call it suicide; I call it murder,” he tells his friend, and with this, the film once again embraces wordlessness for its final chapter.The images in this third movement provide an uncensored and nauseating display of the deterioration of a human body without nourishment. McQueen documents the constant attention...
...other campuses.” And with the virus’ diminishing presence at Babson, the attention now shifts to other Boston area colleges and what needs to be done to prevent a similar campus outbreak. In Harvard’s case, administrative officials echoed Hanno’s call for a health-conscious and hygienic campus. “The only thing that we can do is practice good hygiene. Good hygiene is essential in preventing these types of infections,” said David S. Rosenthal ’59, the director of Harvard University Health Services. Harvard...
...League intellects to associate him with anything but progressivism, hope, change, and various other inspiring motifs that the vast majority of young coastal dwellers and I happen to buy into wholeheartedly. For many of us, Obama is the first Democrat we could vote for and feel proud to call our president. That he is pro-choice does not conflict with our partisanship and political leanings the way it might for Catholic liberals who feel torn between the party’s commitment to social justice and its support of a woman’s right to choose...