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...members of the Institute of Politics (IOP) elected committee leaders Thursday night after hearing two hours of speeches from candidates, who pledged to aid in the IOP??s effort to establish branches on other college campuses and to help improve the institute’s image around the University...
...Politics (IOP) refer to the “living room,” they’re talking about the spacious holding area for visiting speakers, full of plush couches, fresh cut flowers—and memories of the antics of political prima donnas. When speakers come to the IOP??s forums, they spend an hour or so preparing and meeting with students in the living room before their speech. Caterers arrange a fancy display of soda, snacks and Sam Adams to provide a varied selection for the guests to whet their whistles. But sometimes, the selections just...
Proving that nothing is completely free—not even waiting-room Cheez-Its and Diet Coke—some of the IOP??s VIP’s find that the perks of speaking there come with a price tag of sorts. White and others have countless stories about protesters shouting at speakers only to be quickly escorted out by HUPD. Heather A. Woodruff ’03 turned the tables on Warren Beatty after he had waxed eloquent about the injustices of corporate executives making too much money, White says, accosting him with questions about the salaries...
...only to improve the worlds of youth and public service, but also to better itself. Energetic leadership, combined with the interest and talents of the Harvard community and a willingness to take on new projects, will enable us to carry our message to a broad audience while reinforcing the IOP??s value for getting students involved, and improving its role on the Harvard campus. As students and staff seek and develop ways to bring our purpose to bear on a subtle but urgent national crisis, we are confident that this move will come not at the expense...
Daniel R. Glickman is director of the IOP and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Peter P. Buttigieg ’04 is president of the IOP??s Student Advisory Committee. They represent the staff and student leadership of the IOP, respectively...