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...agreement stipulates that government agencies have the right to preview the research and make suggestions before its publication, but they do not have the right to either suppress or modify the research. Moreover, the University considers the suggestions of agencies, but it does not make itself obligated to conform to them...
Academic dress found at the commencement ceremonies for universities in the United States is really old school—that is, it originated from the medieval dress of scholars at universities such as Oxford and Cambridge. Academic regalia at Harvard have followed a long history and now largely conform to the Academic Costume Code. But Harvard has its own history on academic dress and continues to retain key elements that differentiate it from the widely-accepted code...
Because the activities and interests I found came with a complete set of memories that I had only to reframe and reshape in order to treasure, I didn’t need to conform to Harvard’s culture of shopping and buying. There was no need to wrap up memories in every senior event because being human at Harvard means finding one’s interests and values while realizing the limits of time. It means giving up some events and activities to make room for others and acknowledging that what one has is valuable...
...value freedom by realizing how much time we have to reshape our activities and reframe our memories. Because the reshaping and reframing of memories doesn't end soon, we are free not to hurry our shopping for or even purchasing of them. There is no reason even to conform to the senior class's vision of special activities, because we can create our own memories, which can be more special than just another drink from the party punch...
However, he notes that male participants are still few, often because of social pressure that they feel to conform to traditional standards of masculinity. He notes that it is easier for men to care about race issues, but few are quick to rally around gender outreach, and this is something that must be changed...