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Though Senior Gift reps try to convince students to donate by emphasizing how supporting financial aid is altruistic, the development office was suggesting something else. Indirectly—though only via the website, never through a representative—the Gift dangles the prospect of influence...
...civil disobedience was more newsworthy than the brutality of Jim Crow. The fact that these tactics generate more discussion than the issues that prompt them demonstrates their effectiveness. In the real word, most people don’t talk about issues—at least not with the prospect of immediate action—unless some activist has forced them to. I have spent far more time talking about vomit over the last two weeks than I’ve spent discussing torture. But, to be honest, I wasn’t really talking about torture before the protest...
...consists of young, well-educated, eloquent and media-savvy lawmakers who insist that Japan must become a "normal country" with a fully functioning military and a willingness to take a hard line to protect its interests?a message that has become increasingly popular with a public frustrated by the prospect of a decline in Japan's global stature. Almost without exception, these neocons consider World War II to be ancient history, an event for which they bear no direct responsibility or guilt. "I think we have a balance between the antiwar education we received as children and the political realities...
...typical of the show’s unique wit. True to this form, the entire closing number is made up of pointed criticisms of the plot. It is this refusal to take anything too seriously—whether the topic at hand is the play itself, the prospect of love, or the fear of death—that makes Mr. Plumb so satisfying and original. To see and appreciate “Mr. Plumb” is to see even the darkest things suffused with a constant and quirky sense of humor—and why shouldn?...
...second part of Fitzpatrick’s preparation was to get the virtually unknown Ivy prospect some national exposure. In January, he participated in both senior all-star bowls—the East-West Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl—and the NFL Combine in March...