Word: provenance
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...resolve is admirable, a welcome asset. Observing a troubling drop in the presence of international students at American universities, Summers sprung into action, emerging as one of the most prominent figures in favor of a reevaluation of post-9/11 student visa policy. He has also proven willing to voice his own beliefs even when they are less popular within the Harvard community. In 2002, Summers called attention to an apparent spike in anti-Semitism on college campuses, and a slew of international coverage followed...
...resolve is admirable, a welcome asset. Observing a troubling drop in the presence of international students at American universities, Summers sprung into action, emerging as one of the most prominent figures in favor of a reevaluation of post-9/11 student visa policy. He has also proven willing to voice his own beliefs even when they are less popular within the Harvard community. In 2002, Summers called attention to an apparent spike in anti-Semitism on college campuses, and a slew of international coverage followed...
...other player jockeying for the starting point guard position at the beginning of the season was freshman Tyler Klunick. While Klunick hasn’t quite met the lofty expectations that were placed on him from the moment he stepped foot on the Lavietes floor, he has proven to be a tenacious defender off the bench and a spark plug that could help Harvard down the stretch in some close Ivy contests...
...Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rarely, if ever, reward the truly brilliant filmmakers. Instead, they award Hollywood’s least threatening and most marketable tripe. And yet, the coveted title “Oscar Winner” carries craved cultural cachet, even if artists have proven their prowess time and time again without the Academy’s stamp...
...from the personality who inhabited it rather than the clear objectives that defined it. After all, it was Corker who proposed and created the position in the first place, calling on the College to create the post only months after he graduated. His hard work throughout the semester has proven that his interest in improving student life is sincere. Unfortunately, creating a position around a specific departing person can all to easily devolve into yet another layer of wasteful bureaucracy...