Word: opinion
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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President J. Eugene Clements '63 and Treasurer Charles A. Stevenson '63 will uphold the affirmative position against one section of the M.I.T. team, while Vice-President Michael S. Rice '63 and Publicity Chairman James B. Vaughter '63 will defend the negative opinion against the other...
...different theory is attributed to a prominent Soviet scientist, who feels that "the unseen side of the moon is considerably more monotonous than the side turned towards the earth." Several American astronomers share this opinion, which stems from a speculation that the earth's gravitational pull has distorted the near side...
This statement represents a minority opinion of the editorial board on the NSA issue...
First, opponents of NSA claim that the Association is viewed by the public as a lobby group for a monolithic student opinion that does not really exist. But there is on many vital issues a majority consensus among American students that can be valuably asserted. As a safeguard against false unanimity, though, NSA has provided that should a college disagree with majority resolutions, it can register a written vote of dissent; Harvard can go on record as disagreeing with any actions of NSA it finds noxious...
Second, students have claimed that NSA resolutions have been passed in farcical travesties of parliamentary procedure. NSA, though, has now nullified many of these objections through procedural reforms: Fewer resolutions are presented; they are discussed thoroughly in workshop committees, and qualified opinion from outside experts is solicited. Furthermore, NSA is strengthening general student consciousness of issues; a "Project Awareness" program for presenting issues on campuses will encourage the representation at the congresses of a more informed student opinion...