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...More importantly, even though the phone physically uses the Sprint network, GreatCall is the operator. If you buy your mother this phone, you won?t get free in-network calling from your carrier, not just Verizon, T-Mobile and Cingular, but even Sprint. The clear message here is that these phones aren?t for gabbers?they?re for people who are worried that their parents don?t have any means to communicate, in case of emergency or just in case. I just don?t know how many people would entrust their elderly parents? safety to a cell-phone carrier that...
This localized sexism feeds right into the more systemic subjugation of men in society. With one or two phone calls, any of these privileged girls can get her pick of the best e-recruiting placements. Do you have any idea how hard we have worked for even the smallest chance at being a secretary, nurse, or elementary school teacher? Damn hard. And no Dalton divas should get our spots...
Every Tuesday night, the Dems organize volunteers in the Science Center to make phone calls to residents of Albuquerque, N.M., encouraging them to get out and vote for Patricia Madrid, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives. On Wednesdays, Helgen rallies the troops together for a trip down to Deval Patrick’s campaign headquarters in Boston...
...shuttling volunteers out to Rhode Island in order to deliver some much-appreciated support for Sheldon Whitehouse, the Democratic candidate for Senate. Students drag themselves out of bed by 10 a.m. every Saturday to climb onto a bus full of fellow Dems ready for a long day of phone calls, envelope stuffing, and making sure there’s enough caffeine to go around...
With the midterm elections rapidly approaching, students active in the Dems organization jump at the opportunity to help out with various campaigns—even if it means tedious phone calls without any compensation or an uncomfortable bus ride out to Rhode Island with only HUDS bagels for sustenance...