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...held another rally--featuring speakers Cornel R. West '74 and Cambridge Vice Mayor Anthony D. Galluccio--as part of its continuing efforts to convince Harvard to adopt a $10 minimum "Living Wage" for all University workers. Though the rally did not produce any guarantees from the administration, it did show the increased presence of the campaign, which had obtained the support of about 100 faculty members and the support of a Cambridge City Council ordinance. "This is the most significant wave of student activism since the 1960s," West said. "It shatters the stereotypes that young students are not concerned with...
...strategy--for now--seems to be yet anothershift in the language of the College'sself-proclaimed selectivity. The first pages ofthe admissions brochures from throughout the pastdecade show that the self-proclaimed "hallmarks"of the Harvard College experience have changedfrom "diversity" in 1991 to "distinction anddiversity" in 1994 to the "pursuit of excellence...
...when Simpson, the director of the Institute of Politics (IOP), asked talk show host Oprah Winfrey if she would speak at Class Day ceremonies, Winfrey said no. When he asked Senator John H. Glenn (D-Ohio), a former astronaut, Glenn also said no. Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell had the same answer...
Although the brothers' show is popular, somesaw their selection as unconventional. Past MITspeakers include President Clinton and UnitedNations Secretary General Kofi Annan...
...challenge NATO?s interpretations," says TIME Central Europe reporter Dejan Anastasijevic. "For example, they?re claiming the right to screen the returning refugees on the grounds that the agreement specifies continued Yugoslav control over Kosovo?s border crossings. So despite reaching agreement, NATO?s still going to have to show a lot of determination to realize its objectives in Kosovo." In other words, don't expect the peacekeepers home in time for the New Hampshire primary...