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...unusually dedicated group of first-years joined McKean for a battle that would last throughout their time at Harvard, climaxing in a sit-in last April. With the occupation of the Massachusetts Hall president’s office and the construction of Tent City in the Yard, PSLM moved from the fringes of the Harvard service community to the forefront of campus discussion...
...protest have occurred throughout the past four years. But the prominence of student activism as an issue for Harvard students and historians alike was established by the 21-day occupation of Massachusetts Hall by members of the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) in April 2001. The sit-in spawned Tent City in the Yard, national media coverage and heated debates in dining halls and dorm rooms about the merits of PSLM’s tactics and their demands for an hourly living wage of $10.25 for Harvard’s lowest-paid employees. In the spring of 2002, the University...
...occupied Massachusetts Hall have scored an important and necessary victory: workers’ wages have increased significantly. But most of the unions have since put down their picket signs and concluded deals with the University, leaving the liberal student activists searching for a new cause. The heady days of Tent City are gone, and the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) is struggling to redefine its purpose. Its recent activities, including a bake sale and rallies for security guards, have failed to capture the interest of the student body. PSLM is squandering its time, energy and credibility...
...choices of vacations on wheels are limitless. You can travel solo with tent through the Rockies or glide along Dutch canals with a feather bed awaiting you at your five-star hotel. But however you go, even if you begin with a sore behind, you will finish with a soaring spirit...
...West has been trying to understand Saddam's psyche for years. A few intimate details have long been observed. Saddam never sleeps in his grand palaces but moves each night to a secret house or tent. He smokes Cohiba cigars supplied by Fidel Castro. He dyes his graying hair black. He walks with a slight limp, allegedly from back trouble, but he looks remarkably fit when seen, usually sitting or standing, on TV. Invariably he now appears wearing immaculately tailored suits in place of the green army fatigues he once favored. Iraqis say he has not worn his uniform publicly...