Word: platformization
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...humor than ideas. The antics of Michael C. Koenigs ’09 and Aneliese K. Palmer ’12 included a mock assassination attempt at a UC debate. Roger G. Waite ’10 and Alexandra A. Petri ’10 put forward a satirical platform calling for the installation of a Hapsburg prince as UC president. —Staff writer Alex M. McLeese can be reached at amcleese@fas.harvard.edu...
There were no drag queens in sexy ensembles with heavy makeup strutting down the streets in platform heels or buff shirtless sailor boys splayed like starfish on moving floats. But Hong Kong's first official gay-pride parade Saturday was still a colorful gathering; in fact, for a country that rarely acknowledges homosexuality, let alone celebrates it, it was downright revolutionary...
...platforms of Undergraduate Council presidential candidates promise academic change. They promise to alter the way freshman courses are graded and to extend the deadline to add or drop courses. Two of the insider tickets have platform points that would mean major changes in the Registrar’s office. The platform of Andrea R. Flores ’10 suggests changing freshman grading to “pass/no record”, similar to the system at MIT. Benjamin P. Schwartz ’10 advocates in his presidential platform extending the add/drop deadline from five weeks to eight weeks. Both...
Flores said she has met with administrators about her platform...
...John Atta Mills received more than 50% of some 8 million votes cast, meaning a runoff will be held on Dec. 28. Ghana, widely seen as one of Africa's most stable and prosperous nations, has experienced massive economic growth in the past decade. Atta had campaigned on a platform of change, arguing that profits haven't trickled down to the masses...