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...steeped in a longstanding culture of self-preservation. "Part of the head-in-sand problem has to do with entrenched bureaucratic interests," says sinologist Perry Link of Princeton University. "People who have devoted the last 25 years of their careers to 'opposing splittism' can't stop chanting that mantra without puzzlement over what to say instead and without a bit of panic about their own rice bowls and even, almost, their own identities...
...before basketball games—and her dedication to helping others, even complete strangers. Her friends and school administrators say that the greatest memorial to Eve would be for others to emulate her spirit and passion, and to follow “the Carolina way,” a mantra that defined both her life and her school’s commitment to service. And although I only knew of her through a friend, the idea of this memorial has become very resonant to me, especially as my own college career comes to a close...
...students under the Student Health Plan. Clearly the model for universities is unique to college life, but a culture which encourages safe sex is far healthier for our nation’s youth than one which blindly ignores the reality of teenage sexual life and merely chants the mantra of “no sex before marriage.” Across the United States and around the world, measures must be installed to encourage sexual practices that are safe and healthy. Policies that follow the abstinence-only stance of President Bush neglect the real and substantial need for sexual information...
...reformists have been busy trying to garner support. Their political leaders have been giving talks in universities and other centers, in support of a common mantra: "If people don't vote, the situation will get even worse," in the words of Mehdi Karroubi, former majles speaker and current head of the center-left National Trust party...
...Obama's mantra of change, Clinton said dismissively, "Change is part of life. The question is, are we going to make progress together?" For a closing argument, hers could hardly be clearer. "The exact right message that voters are focused on," Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson told reporters on a conference call Monday morning. By Wednesday morning, we'll know if enough of those voters are listening...