Word: standing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...provocative posters and pink triangles. Most of us will smile and nod at (or ignore) this little bout of activism and visibility and go our merry way. But, as with other waves of activism, Queer Harvard Month presents an opportunity for all members of the community to make a stand for something greater than ourselves--justice...
...Understand that when we stand before Christians and sing to Christ with an air of apathy, we could be interpreted as not taking Christianity seriously," read the e-mail, which was provided to The Crimson by a member of the group. "Understand that when we go before a black church or a black elementary school and say we're about to sing gospel with nearly half our members white, we immediately bear the burden of proof...
Ever since I was old enough to stand up straight, I've been stepping onto muddy fields around this time of year. I played baseball through high school, a good-fielding, seldom-hitting infielder who ran the bases well and could occasionally be called on to throw a variety of junk ball pitches at the opposition...
...into the hamlet. The Secret Service deemed Rwanda's memorial to genocide victims, on a hillock at the airport, too dangerous a venue for Clinton's speech on the slaughter. A White House advance woman felt compelled to remind network correspondents that it would be "inappropriate" to deliver their stand-ups in cell No. 5 on Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent nearly 18 years...
...trial means that Clinton avoids the potential for even more personal embarrassment. (Although at this point, how much worse could it get?) Further, with impeachment now a politically-suicidal option for the Republicans, he can focus on salvaging the remainder of his term. His fellow Democrats can more comfortably stand by their Booster-in-Chief as they head into the '98 campaign...