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...completely dedicated to being a great player.”When not wearing the Crimson jersey, Berry is working towards a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in computer science. Ranking among the school’s top-five percent in grade point average, his dedication on and off the field is unparalleled. An elected member of the Harvard Crimson Team Leadership Council, Berry is the director of the Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program, which serves the needs of 150 low-income children.“Andrew is simply one of the most...
...policy required a constitutional amendment. Obviously, the lesson to take away from this is not to insert inane, arbitrary provisions into a state’s constitution. Inane, arbitrary provisions like Constitutional Amendment 1, making English Missouri’s official government language, which passed on Tuesday with 86.3 percent of the vote. Sigh...
...that would ban affirmative action (both failed). California rejected an amendment proposing abortion limits but passed one banning gay marriage. Florida and Arizona, likewise, constitutionally banned gay marriage. Nebraska passed a constitutional ban on affirmative action, and Michigan approved an amendment allowing stem cell research. Arkansas, with a 57 percent majority, made it constitutionally illegal for a gay couple to adopt children. Regardless of your personal beliefs on these issues, Americans, as a people, need to have a conversation on whether it’s a good idea to change the highest law of the state to satisfy transient concerns...
...initiative. “I’m just disappointed, but I’m hoping that with an African-American president, our ideals of equality will be stronger and we’ll be able to move forward.” Proposition 8 passed on Tuesday with 52 percent of the vote, ending almost five months of legal same-sex marriage in California that was ushered in by a May ruling by the state’s highest court. Since mid-June, over 11,000 people have tied the knot in California, surpassing the total number of same...
Sixty-five percent of Massachusetts voters cast their ballots in favor of decriminalizing possession of less than 1 oz. of marijuana. Possession of small quantities of pot will now be punishable by a $100 civil fine. Backers of the initiative said the goal was to match the offense with a more appropriate punishment, but critics, including the state's attorney general and Governor Deval Patrick, worry that decriminalizing possession will increase drug consumption and possibly lead to more automobile and workplace accidents by people under the influence...