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...feels that the administrative metropolis of University Hall does not listen to the student constituency enough. Undergraduates sit on over half a dozen committees, but administrators always have the final say on their recommendations. Furthermore, even in student-related contracts—like the deal with Collegeboxes for summer storage—students are hardly ever consulted. The pamphleteers clearly dislike this: The UC wants to sit at the Commons, and have representation...
...description for a queen changes with the times. Ten years ago, for example, the need for cross-cultural dialogue was not as pertinent as it is now. Today it is an integral part of what I do. Having said that, many aspects of the role remain unchanged - primarily to listen, to care and to serve...
...that makes him harder to peg or predict, as he sides with conservatives on issues like abortion and against them on the question of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and on filibustering judicial nominees. "To me, [Romney's evolution] shows that he's at least willing to listen and change. I see it as sincere," says former South Carolina Congressman Tommy Hartnett, a Catholic who has endorsed Romney in that early-primary state...
...crowd at last Sunday's preservation rally, like the skinny guy wearing a baggy white tank top with "Power to the People" painted on the back, are too young to remember British rule, but they've nonetheless laid claim to the nostalgia. As the younger members of the crowd listen to local bands at the protest rally, King sees in the fact that they're taking action to sway the authorities as the seeds of a grassroots democracy. "Yes, universal suffrage is important," she says, "but this is more important...
...definitely prepared to listen to the concerns they wanted to express in person,” said Murphy...