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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...interest and patience for European affairs is ingrained in Americans from childhood. Americans have always been proud of their culture, and they indoctrinate their children with patriotism. Before they can speak, American children, unlike Europeans, learn to stand at the first notes of the Star Spangled Banner. Why search beyond this overwhelming culture for more, say the parents? Why bother to learn about Europe? Children grow up assuming that the world revolves around America. After all, America is already a productive country full of enthusiastic and ambitious citizens. Why should Americans reach beyond their borders...
...represented by voices that truly speak for the concerns of its low-income, poor and working class residents. Will Cambridge be able to withstand the forces of economic change, brought on by what Jeremy Rifkin calls the Third Industrial Revolution? Or will we put our heads together and search for solutions that will preserve what is so unique about this city--its respect and tolerance for all communities, cultures and ethnic groups and the wide spectrum of political and religious beliefs...
...part, Reich admitted he was in favor of the former interpretation of his party's position, noting the importance of staking "ground which had not been staked," in reference to the large pool of young Americans in search of a compelling political message...
...committee's proposal to make the position a visiting professorship for three years was accepted by Dean Knowles and the donors. Harvard has hurt itself in failing to pursue the professorship adequately with a board of professors who agreed on the need for the position. By cutting short the search and reallocating the money, Harvard has also hindered the cause of Holocaust studies at what may be its most vital moment...
...pretty universal experience. Spring eases into Cambridge and students hit the streets in search of summer housing. Last year I fell in step with the crowd and, combing through the leftovers, I found gold. It was fully furnished, with nice off-street parking, a sizable bedroom, even a front porch to park one's bike-or oneself-on after a long day. All that was lacking in the housing deal, it seemed, was the deposit...