Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...made the dartboard quote of the week in the Independent yesterday, saying "this is not just a rally, it's a social event." Permit me to say that those hundreds of us who gathered together on Tuesday to raise our voices in united diversity, have re-defined what it means to be social at Harvard--you can laugh, sing make music, and have fun and use those tools to advance social justice. Pleasure and social responsibility are not mutually exclusive...
...that the war is far from over. But we know now that we can do it, as long as we keep in mind what the real achievement was on Tuesday: our strength, our unity, our voices, our convictions and our joy. We came together on Tuesday to fight serious social problems, from rape, to poverty, to the denial of dignity. Unexpectedly we discovered something to be thankful for and to enjoy in this world--each other...
Harvard lacks a social center. Or so the pundits...
...Wide social chasms, though not as pronounced as the separation between Coast and Yard, continue and flourish. Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 states...
Congress stood poised to pass its first major piece of social legislation on Thursday. The subject, education, allows both parties to show they care about everyone's favorite constituency: children. The House passed and the Senate was expected to pass a bipartisan "ed-flex bill" that would allow states greater flexibility in spending federal education funds. The bill is non-controversial, says TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson "because it expands nationwide a pilot program that now exists in 12 states." It is popular, he adds, because it gives both parties the political cover they need to show they are getting...