Word: severing
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...University. “Once I took the leadership step of putting myself on the line, other people were also willing to put themselves on the line,” she said. With Felipe’s burritos in their hands, dozens of students, all women, had assembled in Sever Hall to listen to the event’s presenters. Following Hyde’s speech, a panel of Harvard students shared their own leadership experiences. The panel included Tracy L. Britt ’07, president of Women in Business, Jennifer N. Green ’07, vice-president...
...campaign. In it, a bare-shouldered white actress claimed that she had met the black Senate candidate Harold Ford at a Playboy party. The ad ended with the blond cooing, "Harold, call me." The resulting protest by black leaders and union groups was enough to force Wal-Mart to sever its ties with Nelson, who had been a consultant for the company's campaign to improve its image. Ford lost the election...
...response to the last question, Petersen replied emphatically to a question about the recent Collegeboxes furor, in which the company lost students’ belongings. He demanded that Harvard Student Agencies "sever ties" with Collegeboxes...
...Undergraduate Council last night called on all Harvard affiliates, including Harvard Student Agencies (HSA), to “sever ties” with the national storage service company Collegeboxes. Kirkland House resident Eric P. Lesser ’07 and his roommates first proposed the resolution last week after they alleged that it took longer to receive an insurance claim check from Collegeboxes than the 30-day period specified on the company’s Web site. They solicited 22 complaints from students with similar experiences, including claims that the company—which operates through a contract with HSA?...
...their possessions or reimbursement checks on time. Because Kirkland underwent renovations last summer, residents had to stash their belongings through Collegeboxes in order to receive free storage. Undergraduate Council members are calling for an end to ties between the Houses and Collegeboxes. Their draft bill also urges HSA to sever its connections to the firm. And it asks Harvard’s general counsel to aid students “in securing appropriate restitution for their losses.” Collegeboxes Vice President Joshua S. Kowitt said yesterday that such problems are an exception and that the start-up company...