Word: tented
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...fact, momentum for the campaign for a living wage continues to build as the "tent city" of student supporters increases and the PSLM members occupying Mass. Hall continue to gain endorsements...
...Divide 'Em Up. The hottest trade opposition comes from environmentalists and labor activists who have linked up with implacable protectionists like unions. Zoellick should unbundle the camps by bringing the activists inside his tent to create work and environment standards that could be stamped on any deal he cuts. A dramatic gesture like that could co-opt enough of the anti-trade crowd to give Zoellick the breathing room he needs to make real deals happen. He's chosen a tough task. A little elan will go a long...
...Richard Busk,” a local pilot. After crashing (mostly harmlessly) he learns that the pilot is famous for consistently pummeling the ground with his airplane, sometimes barely escaping with his life. His attempt to reconnect with his less discretional youth ends in a mushroom overdose in a tent surrounded by thousands of hippies in a forest. “I crawl into my tent. It’s four feet away but somehow a little bit farther off than the end of time. It’s dark and closed and I’m safe from what?...
...trail has gradually creeped from the administrative walls over to Matthews (I love the one that says “Econ TFs Want a Living Wage”), weirdo hippies in tie-dyed t-shirts (from Emerson or Northeastern, no doubt) take advantage of the free housing in the tent-covered yard, and creepy music continues to emanate from the stands in front of the protest. (I heard Native American chants booming from a stereo one afternoon. Granted, the Indians were oppressed and we did take their land and rape their children, but I fail to see how crimes against...
With the living wage campaign's Massachusetts Hall sit-in heading into its ninth day, neither side seems willing to budge. The students, bolstered by growing high-profile support, House Masters’ food and an ever-expanding “Tent City” outside in the Yard, say they are willing to stay through Commencement if need be. Meanwhile, the University stands firm, sending out spokesperson Joe Wrinn with the same tired message day after day: “We’re certainly not going to speak to them while they’re occupying a building...