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This procedure has several marked and readily apparent advantages over the current system: In addition to making vote counting and certification more reliable, online ballots would also make civic responsibility an even easier duty to uphold. Augmented convenience and security would also serve to enfranchise more citizens who might otherwise be inhibited by the difficulty of finding time in their busy day to vote. Furthermore, the demand for precinct voting supervisors would be diminished as well by home and work balloting, which would reduce the number of voters showing up to vote in person at each precinct...
...typical cliques--jocks, band people, geeks, metalheads, goths, punks, hicks, just to name a few. Besides intentional differences in dress and preferred weekend social activities, a major defining characteristic of each group was their musical choice. Whether it was the rap blaring out of a low-riding Honda Civic or the twanging guitars pouring out of a Chevy pick-up's windows, individuals and groups often used music as a projection of their identity. School dances always became the musical battleground, with half the attendees refusing to dance to a particular song or musical style. Insecure teenagers used the stability...
...proverbial lightning struck UMass this spring, when vandalism, community conflict and miscommunication between the college and neighborhood groups halted further installation. The Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association, a residents' group in Dorchester, specifically opposed plans to place a grand Sol LeWitt sculpture on the entrance road to the school, off Morrissey Boulevard. LeWitt's piece, entitled "100 Columns," is site-specific for the entrance median and consists of 8200 concrete blocks ranging from four to 30' in height. Reminiscent of skyscrapers or a series of musical notes, the sculpture would pay homage to the Boston skyline while greeting visitors with...
...programs and community outreach, seeking to establish community discussions. Gould claims that when the sculpture park was launched, its directors assumed that a community liaison at the college would be handling such communication. Tucker reports that he did not originally know of the existence of the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association, but had deliberated plans with the merchant organization, Columbia Point Associates. And since controversy didn't explode until the second major outdoor piece was to go up, the deteriorating lines of communication proved to be a time bomb...
...light of such feelings, a community advisory committee has been established, effectively breaking the silent spell with a community meeting on Oct. 19. The 15 members represent groups involved with Arts on the Point, like the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association, the Boston Harbor Association, the Massachusetts State Archives, Boston College High School, the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art, among others. Opening the lines of communication has spurred Arts on the Point back into action, as Tucker enthusiastically plans the installation of five new pieces: Tony Smith's infamous "Stinger," Ursula von Rydingsvard...