Word: nationalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...days earlier, Secretary of Transportation Samuel Skinner warned workers that the nation must not be an "economic hostage" to the machinists union, who had threatened to encourage sympathetic walkouts by other transportation unions...
...Because think of it--the nation goes crazy over the greatest upset in the NCAA tourney. The mighty Hoyas fall to the less-than-mighty Tigers. Tigermania in March. Kit Mueller commercials. Bob Scrabis sneakers. Sen. Bill Bradley, ex-Tiger legend, will proclaim on the floor of the Senate how American the NCAA tournament...
...that it shows the lack of commitment the U.S. government has towards higher education. We as students, and as members of the electorate, should not blame Harvard for upholding its standards, but should call on the "Education President" to increase funding for the fulfillment of one of our nation's most important duties...
...perhaps most disturbing about the University's upcoming tuition hike is the continuing precedent it sets. Since many colleges follow the University's lead in tuition pricing, Harvard should take special care to hold its prices down. Indeed, in the past several years, Harvard and many of the nation's colleges and universities have been taking advantage of the prevailing attitude that larger tuition prices signify more prestige and high-quality education...
...University would do well to consider those who shoulder the burden of a high-priced education the next time it calculates a tuition hike and recognize its responsibility to students, prospective applicants and the nation at large in keeping college costs in check...