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...need to talk to people and get them to agree that excessive drinking does diminish the quality of life in our community, and what are people prepared to do to address the issue,” Barreira said. “Until we do that, every program we do will fail because there won’t be a receptive audience...
...West says this incident is part of a larger conspiracy by Summers and others at the University to diminish the standing of black professors at Harvard...
...With a longer campaigning period, the same tactics may be employed but without the brevity. Instead of a quick handshake, a substantive discussion of concerns and ideas may occur. And the sense of impersonality driven by the “Hi, vote for me, bye” mentality will diminish...
...course, no one will argue that these sorts of isolated changes themselves will single-handedly diminish future cases of alcohol abuse. In fact, perhaps the most commendable aspect of the report is its realistic approach to analyzing the breadth of issues involved in these sorts of problems. That openness allows for the kind of multi-layered discussion necessary for tackling alcohol abuse. Nowhere is this approach more obvious than in the recommendation that Harvard take some initiative in establishing a “working relationship” with the final clubs, fraternities, sororities and other non-recognized social organizations...
...still tied,” said Kennedy School adjunct lecturer Maxine Isaacs, who worked as press secretary and deputy campaign manager of Walter Mondale’s 1984 presidential campaign. Trippi suggested that if the Democratic and Republican parties continue their current behavior, third parties will emerge and diminish their importance. “You can’t have two parties, two established parties, continue to lock the public in these petty, in these negative debates. The American people want something better,” he said last night after the discussion, adding that the internet now provides...