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...recent column, a call to “Boycott South Korea” (Column, Jan. 17), as an embarrassingly uninformed and needlessly inflammatory reaction to allegations of anti-Americanism in South Korea. But the fact that such allegations are coming from mainstream U.S. media is worrying. The recent candlelight vigils in Seoul for the two teenage girls accidentally killed by U.S. armored vehicles are interpreted as proof that the South Korean population is anti-American. Sure, the protests have allowed some South Koreans to vent anti-American feelings left over from the 80’s, but the main reason...
...sure certain people on campus would agree. Three words: Evening With Champions. How much are those guys salivating right now? That could be the biggest candlelight vigil surrounding a prospective student since those Star Wars fans a few years...
...Awareness, a day set aside to remember those who have lost their lives because of anti-transgender fear and hatred. The Day of Remembrance began as a way to publicly grieve for Rita Hester, a transgendered woman murdered on November 28, 1998. An online monument and scattered candlelight vigils soon gathered momentum, and the scale of this year’s observance—rallies in Boston and New York, a candlelight vigil in Indianapolis, memorial services in Minneapolis-St. Paul—will hopefully draw America’s attention to her transgendered citizens and to the fear...
...week features five events over the next four days, including a candlelight vigil, teach-in, barbecue and several discussions aimed at increasing awareness and promoting action...
After nightfall on the first anniversary of Sept. 11, I went to a candlelight vigil at the Weeks footbridge. Because a cold front was pushing summer air out to sea, it was windy. My candle guttered in its paper cup and dripped hot wax all over my shoes. Most people had green glowsticks, and, solemn and eerily illuminated, we all encircled a bagpiper who was squeezing out an asthmatic rendition of “Amazing Grace.” It looked like a rave party staged by Fellini...