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...proud presentation, the task force announced the unanimity of the draft proposal; all 12 members had agreed on each of the detailed points before finalizing the document. When Pryor accepted the structure, this signified, for the task force, a victory of consensus...
...three months, there were meetings with administrators, rallies, speeches, debates, sit-ins, panels, forums and letter-writing campaigns. And Harvard, as a community, seems no closer to a consensus on the way it ought to deal with public, though unpopular, speech...
...Both outside and within HLS there seems to be a consensus that the new strategic plan is aimed not at enhancing HLS’ reputation, but at improving student life. Leebrand says HLS’ reputation is already excellent; its only weakness, he says, is student discontent. While he doesn’t think that the plan is a novel idea, he calls it a “sensible and creative” way to improve the student experience. If the plan succeeds, 2001 will have to be added to 1871 as another landmark year in HLS history...
...fact that there were two vigils indicates that we might have different stakes in what is currently going on," Abu-Ayyash said. "But the overarching consensus exists that we both hope and pray for peace in the Middle East...
...Nablus and in Hebron. And shooting incidents have continued despite the cease fire declared by Yasser Arafat. In this situation, European and American efforts to confirm the cease fire agreements are threatened by many land mines. The cease fire on the Palestinian side was not an outcome of national consensus or consultation, so there is a feeling among Palestinians that this cease fire was a response by Arafat to international pressure and Israeli threats - the cease fire agreement is not popular on the Palestinian streets...