Word: heard
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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ARGUMENTS often heard from the government, such as that military and pure research often produce "spin-off" applications possessing great value, are not very convincing claims. A science policy based on the expectation of serendipity is not terribly rational. We would be better served by aiming at practical technologies from the start...
...article about the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers in the December 2 issue of The Crimson. Kris Rondeau's statement, "The union is not for people who campaigned against it," is completely contrary to the union message before the election. During the pre-election campaigning we heard over and over again that HUCTW would give Harvard support staff a voice...
...arrived around noon, he could have shared with the almost 200 Kennedy School students, staff, faculty and friends (slightly more than a handful, Mr. Hecht) the short simple ceremony held in front of the fountain in JFK Park. He could have heard Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes' inspirational message that rather than eulogizing President John F. Kennedy '40, we should each continue to work towards those ideals that he personified during his life...
Sounds great? Until you realize there's something a bit too accessible about Chapman's politics. Nothing wrong with being a populist and speaking in the language of the people, but in 1988 there's something a bit trite, a bit haven't-I-heard-this-before about singing slogans like, "Why are the missiles called peacekeepers/When they're aimed to kill?" Well, why? Does Chapman think she's the first person to wonder about Reaganspeak aloud? Are we breaking new ground here? Nothing wrong with her message, but it would be refreshing if people stopped praising...
...little money. Bush's campaign goals include more funds for Head Start and $500 million for "merit schools" -- dollars that will be hard to find, given the pressures of the budget deficit. Balancing books may be difficult, but getting students to read them is Cavazos' main concern. "We've heard a lot about budget and trade deficits," he says. "We've got one that's equally dangerous -- the education deficit...