Word: solicitousness
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Meanwhile, the Salvation Army is still reeling from Target Corp.'s decision earlier this year to ban the group, ending the exemption it had given the charity from the chain's no-solicitation policy (similar to that of many retail chains). "It opens the door to any other groups that wish to solicit our guests," said a Target official. In 2003 bell ringers received $8.8 million from Target shoppers--nearly a tenth of the Salvation Army's total $93.8 million holiday haul. Several Christian groups, including Concerned Women for America and the American Family Association, have protested...
...from arm-waving dance to closed-eyed introspection, and director Sheldon K. X. Reid ’96 reinforced the impact of the performance in his sound-bite invitation to join in the power of “interactive experience,” but there was no need to solicit participation. Fathers and daughters swayed in the aisles. Students danced and hollered. Everyone tapped their feet and rocked with the rhythm...
Luckily, the student body recently elected two of their own who we believe will solicit student opinion and argue persuasively for undergraduate views in front of HCCR decision-makers. Matthew J. Glazer ’06 and Ian W. Nichols ’06, president- and vice president-elect of the council, respectively, must convince the College to respect students’ wishes throughout the HCCR’s process. More than this, however, they also must convince the student body of the review’s importance and get more undergraduates involved in council efforts so that there actually...
...also make council representatives more responsive on issues apart from the Curricular Review. Splitting off the Finance Committee (FiCom) from the rest of the council will free FiCom-ers to spend more time giving grants to student groups. The Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) should also be forced to solicit more student input before it begins bidding for large musical acts, whether through a closer association with the council itself or folding the HCC directly into the College Life Committee. Though we recognize that the bidding process is complicated, the HCC must realize that it is working with student money...
Although Harvard does not actively solicit student feedback, members of the administration said they believe their input is considered...