Word: marshaling
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...their book, Ackerman and Fishkin marshal considerable evidence from past studies suggesting that introducing a national Deliberation Day along these lines may well produce powerful results. Fishkin, in particular, has long experience designing Deliberative Polls, which measure citizens’ knowledge of and opinions on key issues before and after they participate in a weekend of moderated deliberation. His research has shown that most participants not only demonstrate greater understanding of the issues after the weekend, but that that this increased knowledge leads a significant percentage, often between five and ten percent, to change their original opinions. If a Deliberation...
Caleb I. Franklin ’05 was elected first marshal, the equivalent of a senior class president...
...MARSHAL PLAN...
Damn we seniors are feeling popular! Seventeen people asked us to vote for them for Class Marshal this year. But one of these candidates—you know who you are—who saw us at that Canaday Bash and never said hi, or pointedly ignored us when sitting at the same table in Adams that Tuesday sophomore year, better not be expecting this vote. This is what democracy looks like, you asshole...
...patterned with butterflies; flowers cropped up on shirts and jeans at Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein, among others. Glimmers of hope are also discernible at the cash register. In the past six months, sales have risen 5.6%, the first increase in the sector in 3 1/2 years, according to Marshal Cohen of NPDFashion World, which tracks the apparel industry...