Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Noah D. Oppenheim '00 is a social studies concentrator in Adams House. His column appears on alternate Fridays...
...final clubs, I assume that you do not all feel the same way as Kahn. Rest assured that, while I am not a member of a final club (I was punched my sophomore year, and I decided to drop out after the first event), I do have a social life. I attend parties, I go to movies, I spend time in Boston, and yes, I have even visited final clubs. Let me say that my time in the final clubs at which I partied was enjoyable. The Garden Party and the Luau are two of the best social events...
These merits, however, do not warrant Kahn's arrogant and close-minded attitude. Perhaps he fails to realize that extra-curricular activities, such as athletic teams, theater groups or political organizations provide students with social outlets that do not require monetary initiation dues. Perhaps he fails to realize that just because we are not all like him, we can still have fun. Mr. Kahn, those who support the closing of final clubs do lament the end of a very useful and entertaining social institution. However, they rejoice in finally silencing the members of those clubs, which, in your emotional attack...
...this card out and take it to your Social Studies, Comparative Literature, or Women's Studies classes and listen for the buzzwords. Score one point for every row of five (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal). Six points for filling the far right hand column...
Back in Little Rock she was employed at the Rose Law Firm as a rainmaker. A rainmaker is someone who, due to their social status, can attract big-name clients. Hillary's status was based solely on her husband's rise through the Arkansas political establishment. Incidentally, while at the Rose firm, she used her time productively, managing to mire herself in a number of highly questionable savings and loans deals. You may recall that during a federal investigation a few years back, the records of one of these deals mysteriously surfaced in her domain of the White House residence...