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...argued that men tend, more than women, to join undergraduate organizations. Admittedly, the 'Cliffe does not have organized sports. However, nearly all groups here are merged and in many, the U.N. Council for example, there are almost as many Cliffies as Harvard students. Radcliffe members of extra-curricular groups exert more than a proportional influence-and, a higher percentage of girls are involved in activities...
There is a little doubt that the criticism of the young Democratic senators, now secure in positions of authority in that house, represents an effort to exert a greater influence over the conduct of foreign affairs. The trip to Russia of Senator Humphrey, the remarks of Senator Fulbright both before and since his ascension to the chairmanship of the Foreign Relations Committee, and the speech last week of Senator Mansfield on Berlin are recent examples of their endeavors to shape and influence policy...
...hand, the Director of the Program may be able to exert a subtle direction over the loan policies of colleges. On the other, colleges will be tempted to apply political pressure on the Director through Congressmen and the like. In this case, the well-established institutions would probably be able to bring most pressure, thus penalizing the colleges that really need the money most...
Members of the sophomore Bicker Committee revealed that about 10 or 11 men have received no bids at all, while another 20 have only second-list bids. These sophomores might be able to get into a club if their friends with first-list bids can exert enough pressure on the club Bicker committees. For these men, and for those who are helping them, the last two days have constituted a period of frantic negotiations...
...power game, Bowles believes that a nation must acknowledge its own limitations to exert power and recognize that firmness is not in itself a policy but a part of a policy. Expending force in a moral vacuum is like chasing butteries in the jungle: you soon stumble in your haste to capture an ever elusive object. In the power game, furthermore, the rules require those players whose stakes are only power to play with partners who likewise seek or possess power. And this leads to the United States' forming alliances with reactionary, undemocratic governments whose position of authority is supported...