Word: civics
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...atmosphere was festive, the crowd somewhat sparse at times, but the cotton candy was copious, and the speakers, energetic. They exhorted Harvard students to vote and to participate in civic life...
Consider it as a civic responsibility. Wherever you spend time at Harvard--from Undergraduate Council meetings to sports teams, church groups to meetings of your House committee--set aside some time to make recommendations on what a Harvard president could do to make your Harvard experience a richer and more meaningful one. Maybe it is better funding for a project, or removing red tape on something you feel is important. Maybe it is just the idea that a Harvard President would come your lacrosse game or your Project HEALTH program. Think concretely about what the top official of the University...
...haven't registered already, take this opportunity to exercise your civic muscles and do so. And if you have registered, take this opportunity to enjoy a rare sunny Sunday before winter sets in. It would be a shame not to see what the HYPE is about...
...know, Cheney and Lieberman looked and sounded about as exciting as a school board meeting - low-keyed and matter-of-fact. That is what was attractive about the encounter: It seemed like the best of the American system - civic-minded, without the idiocies of ego and hype that have contaminated the battle of the inadequate sons...
...Voting in a presidential election is a critically important act of civic participation for all eligible voters, but hardly because of its effect on the race results. After all, the outcome of an election with 100 percent turnout is statistically the same as an election decided by randomly choosing one vote from the population...