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...electorate. Political pundits have continually praised Senator Obama’s ability to draw new, young voters. Yet few appreciate that Senator Clinton has also inspired new voters of all ages, especially women. In six competitive primary contests, voter registration among women increased by 89 percent. According to exit poll data, Hillary Clinton drew a large majority of these voters to the polls. Numerous New Hampshire, Nevada, Massachusetts, and Texas voters to whom I spoke on the campaign trail cast their first ballot for Hillary...
...After Lawrence H. Summers was ousted from Harvard’s presidency, Stone seriously considered leaving his post, as he thought that University President Drew G. Faust would want to install her own administration, and that it would be a natural transition point to exit Harvard. (Stone had previously left Columbia during its presidential transition...
Senator Edward M. Kennedy ‘54’s abrupt exit from the 1984 presidential sweepstakes provides a welcome opportunity for the Democratic Party and its White House aspirants. Free from the looming Kennedy shadow, the Democrats can now think creatively about their agenda for 1984 and beyond. The Massachusetts senator, to his credit, has been one of the few liberal bulwarks against the cruel incursions of Reaganism over the past two years. Were it not for Kennedy’s loud and visible opposition, the President’s attempts to roll back some sensible and compassionate...
While some might say the social importance of a weekly sitcom is limited. M*A*S*H earned a cult prominence and then a social significance that guaranteed it more than a sitcom’s respect. Colonel Blake’s sad departure, Trapper’s hasty exit, and Radar’s return to Otumwa, Iowa prompted mourning and drunken reflection from avid viewers nationwide. M*A*S*H’s final episode, not surprisingly, became a national phenomenon, and we join the rest of the nation and the host of last-episode partiers in saying...
...years leading up to his exit in 2002, Knowles would pull the Faculty out of a deficit and back building projects that included the refurbishment of freshman dormitories and the conversion of the old Freshman Union into a new humanities hub, the Barker Center. The reception following Knowles’ service was held in Annenberg Hall, in the shadow of the Memorial Hall tower which Knowles renovated during his first term as dean, healing the damage left over from a 1956 fire...