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...tons of students.” “If they get excited, they should be able to vote,” he said. “An otherwise informed voter, motivated voter, isn’t able to vote if they didn’t meet the government??s arbitrary deadline.” Massachusetts currently requires voters to register 20 days before an election. David C. King, a public policy lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government, said that common objections to EDR include the idea that people who don’t bother to register...
...administrations and student governments should work to ensure that there is a steady stream of funding for their student newspapers. The Montclarion receives roughly one-third of its funding from the student government, but like most collegiate papers it has historically been allowed to challenge the misuse of that government??s authority. A meddling student government undermines the fundamental role of the newspaper to operate as a watchdog. Here, the SGA’s funding freeze was a blatant attempt to stifle the paper’s criticism, and thus threatened the integrity of both institutions. The affair...
...leaders are instigating the violence in spite of their public statements advocating peaceful protest. It is Odinga’s imperative to ensure that supporters of his party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), do not continue to use violence By provoking anger, Odinga and his cohorts only embolden the government??s position when it prevents Odinga’s supporters from gathering in mass because those protests present the risk of large-scale massacres. Free speech is an important right, but the government will continue to prioritize restoring stability over protecting free speech. Media surrounding the issue...
...role in the subprime mortgage markets.In addition, several of the most desirable employers have been tied to other public relations fiascos—such as Swiss investment bank UBS’ role in raising funding for PetroChina or Google and Yahoo!’s cooperation with the Chinese government??s investigation of political dissidents.But seniors, officials at the Office of Career Services (OCS), and recruiters contacted by The Crimson say that the recent publicity surrounding such firms hasn’t affected Harvard students’ willingness to work there.“Student outrage is important...
...project, insofar as Empire presumes the moral correctness of its expansive reach. And in its quest for ‘consensus’ (or better polling figures, as today’s tired political climate would have it), it only requires that not too many Americans disagree that their government??s foreign policy be directed by a mandate to secure hegemony. In everyday rhetoric, including—tellingly—among today’s Democratic presidential hopefuls, this often translates into a pledge to protect national interests, come what...