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Since he enjoys name recognition across the state, and his ranger spirit mirrors that of the Texas, the idea is probably not out of the question. For that matter, he would probably also take over the University of Texas at Austin and name the university after himself. But one things certain: this man won't need any stimulus for his endowment. (Cue laugh track...
...increase participation from groups on campus. “I’m black, Jewish, and female, so any kind of diversity is something that I appreciate,” McGee said. She said she approached IOP Director and former Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell late last fall with the idea for a council, and he responded enthusiastically. “As Mayor, I always said that the government should look and feel like the place in which it operates,” Purcell said. “I brought that feeling with me here.” McGee said...
...together through the notion of “Ungestalt,” the “reflection of violence that the narrator locates beyond his ‘own,’ ordered, regulated realm in a savage ‘outside.’” The idea that violence must be found in an exotic “other” permeates the themes of the book, with otherness taking the shape of sexuality, religion and the polity in the Middle Ages. Ungestalt is also found in modern depictions of terror, with what Groebner refers...
...spectrum during Nepal’s civil war and democratic revolution. The prejudices and sufferings depicted in these films serve to underscore and pay homage to the women’s resilience. They depict sexual violence, poverty, political instability, and community strife, but do not seek to perpetuate the idea of women as helpless victims. About her documentary, Bassford says, “Really it’s a film about the courage to stand up to injustice, about having courage to act on your conscience and to initiate change, and [Patsy Mink is] kind of a way to exemplify...
...UC’s decision to fund this promising business has been met with considerable controversy. Some UC members have voiced opposition to the idea of the council funding for-profit businesses; others have objected that the recent grant is not part of the council’s mandate to improve student life at Harvard. These objections, while well intentioned, are undermined by the simple fact that Get Out of Cambridge provides a much-needed service that has heretofore not existed on campus and therefore deserves support from the larger undergraduate community. Additionally, since the UC was given a stake...