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...other three tickets include the presidential-vice presidential pairings of Roy T. Willey IV '09 and Nicholas B. Snow '09; Frances I. Martel '09 and Leo P. Zimmermann '09; and Michael J. Laures '09 and Andrew P. Oakland...
...Martel is listed as Forum Editor on the masthead of The Harvard Independent, and Zimmerman is a member of the Harvard debate team. The Crimson was notified of the candidacy of their ticket—and that of Laures-Oakland—too late last night to contact either for comment...
Another problem may be the subsidies, which critics say ensure mediocrity. In his widely discussed 2006 book On Culture in America, former French cultural attaché Frédéric Martel marvels at how the U.S. can produce so much "high" culture of lofty quality with hardly any government support. He concludes that subsidy policies like France's discourage private participants - and money - from entering the cultural space. Martel observes: "If the Culture Ministry is nowhere to be found, cultural life is everywhere...
...cheek conservative blog, was started by the Harvard Republican Club in 2004. The College Democrats have a similar blog known as Dem Apples, which contains mainly conservative-bashing articles such as “Ron Paul Still Scares Me.” Current Red Ivy editor Frances I. Martel ’09 thinks informative websites like VoteGopher.com can be a good way for students to learn about candidates’ issues, but warns them to take the postings with a grain of salt. “Everyone is biased to some extent,” says Martel. But even...
...Martel says he's in this thing for the long haul and will send books as long as Harper is in power. "He has to respond at some point. It would be unacceptable if a Canadian citizen wrote to the Prime Minister thoughtful letters with gifts twice a month, month after month, and there was no response," Martel says, insisting that his letters (posted on his website) are not petty or partisan. He notes that previous Conservative governments, including that of Brian Mulroney, have supported the arts. But what Martel and Harper each think is "unacceptable" may be very different...