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Tusk needs the cooperation of the opposition - and of Poland B - to push through the legislative changes he believes Poland needs. The opposition, both on the left and the populist right, is not disposed to tolerance. A failure to deliver on promises, PIS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski warned recently, could produce "serious social conflict" and "social depression." Certainly Poland has had more than its share of both those ills. "I spent an important part of my life participating in conflicts," says Tusk. "But for me conflict was not the main principle." His central task is to heal the ideological divisions...
...athletic wins), the recent cut in the junior varsity (JV) athletic program has taken many by surprise. Following weighted encouragement from the powers-that-be, also known as the Athletic Department, many JV sports this year have made the switch to the less-regulated club status.This JV-to-club push has been met by a mix of annoyance and enthusiasm from student athletes. Though teams are not being required to make the transition to club status, many have felt pressure to do so. Nadia O. Gaber ’09-’10, a member of Women?...
...wind and heavy waves,” Morris said, “The current was pulling us down the race course.” As the races progressed, a slight headwind turned to become a slight tailwind, which combined with tidal currents that strengthened over the morning helped to push and pull the boats through the course. Light rain over flat water kept conditions cool. “Each race was faster than the last. The river added a lot of speed to the teams after that,” Bosworth said of the effect of the tide. Though this...
...need to guard against gentrification,” he said. “Otherwise, we are going to push out the very people this is designed to help...
...take musical risks. “I may be a bit of a risk-taker,” Ma said. “We’re in a society where you need change and new things to stay in the game.” Despite this will to push boundaries, Ma has continued to live in Cambridge ever since he was a student here in the seventies. After graduating, he lived in Leverett House as a resident tutor for three years. “The richness of the knowledge base of this place is so fabulous...