Word: expression
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Walt justifiably complains that the single Soviet representative to the Harvard conference, diplomat Yuri Kaprolov, presented a one-sided, and largely incorrect, history of the arms race. But Walt does not add that other speakers were quick to express similar skepticism at the time. Because the audience demonstrated a naive enthusiasm by applauding the Soviet emissary, they should not be condemned to silence on the broader issues under scrutiny. Walt's suggestion that the public reserve criticism of current policies until it can offer politicians and military leaders detailed and specific proposals reveals not only narrow-minded elitism, but also...
...large numbers of students stop eating or drinking a product, "Obviously we're not going to put out food that's not going to be eaten," Benjamin H. Walcott, assistant director of food services, said this week, adding, "I guess that's the best way for students to express their opinion...
Without the historical ties, whatever bite is left in the Phoenix would be gone--a point proved in part by this city's newest weekly, the Cambridge Express. Published by a New Hampshire concern also responsible for a putrid arts and lifestyle rag in Keene, the Express clearly is an attempt to capitalize on the death of the Real paper (indeed, you can find the Express on the rack marked "Real Paper" in many local drugstores). Perhaps it is unfair to judge a magazine after only three issues. Notice, though, that the Express puts its calendar listings in the front...
Cambridge Express may well be successful; its higher-ups insist they are well ahead of all their financial objectives. If they are, it is damning proof of how totally historical the Phoenix's 15-year retrospective really is. There is one great paragraph in the current Express--part of a scenario about two people who meet an automatic money machine. "My impression is that if these two had met five, or certainly, ten years ago, their genuine passion would have reflected a public spirit which suggested that what was worth wanting was worth attempting. Presently, they have encountered a public...
...Union tonight will be held the last mass-meeting before the game. Even the great Living Room will be too small to hold all those who come to show the team their loyalty and interest. Such occasions, when entirely spontaneous, are not merely demonstrations over one team: they express in a wider sense the devotion of us all to the University...