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...addendum to their exhortation about whining, however, the instructors of Conservation and Biodiversity are careful to point out that genuine injury or serious pain should not be ignored. There is a distinction between whining about minor, ephemeral discomfort and paying attention to real problems. There are important issues at Harvard that we need to be aware of, despite the general luxury of our surroundings. Campus security and safety can always be improved; students are justifiably alarmed at rapes and armed robberies on or near campus. Cambridge is a dangerous place, however, and security initiatives must involve effort on the students...
This is not to say that all the minor problems of Harvard students should always be ignored. If we do not protest any of the perceived injustices against us, they will simply grow and multiply until we do have serious problems. We must strike a balance between fighting for every last amenity and recognizing that such amenities are, although sometimes deserved, often quite trivial. Easy changes should be pursued. Inconsistencies and sources of problems should be noted. Like students standing in a cold bog on a rainy day, we should make what minor adjustments we can to improve our living...
...realize how incredibly silly the whole thing is. It is not that we should hesitate to confront the administration, that we should be afraid to take on Harvard--but when we do, we should be sure that we are addressing issues of real importance, not wasting our time with minor battles...
...Aroostook County to the lobstermen of the choppy Atlantic--retain a well-developed delight in the American gift of independence. Once the barometer of the country--"As Maine goes, so goes the nation"--the Pine Tree State has become a bit of a political aberration: there are more minor-party or unaffiliated voters there than either registered Republicans or Democrats. In 1992 a third of Maine's voters opted for third-party presidential candidate Ross Perot, and in 1994 each of its congressional districts switched parties in sending a Representative to Washington...
Incumbent Seastrand faces a spirited challenge from Walter Capps in this moderately Republican district. As a G.O.P. freshman she pushed for welfare reform, including a two-year limit on benefits and, as part of her Personal Responsibility Act, complete prohibition on welfare to minor mothers. Seastrand, a devout Christian, is ardently pro-life and anti-gay and sometimes spices her politics with fire and brimstone, once calling California's quakes, floods and fires "God's wrath...