Word: towards
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Toward the end of the dinner, David B. Orr '01--who is chair of the Undergraduate Council's Anti-Homophobia Task Force and also attended last night's event--spoke to the conservative students assembled...
...student government, the council spoke out on same-sex commitment ceremonies in Memorial Church and lack of women and minorities in the faculty. One major thing she did gain from her experiences was a sense of connections: "That sense of direct accountability and the excitement that came with moving toward our common goals continues to inspire me." Rawlins currently works for a new family foundation in Boston...
President is pushing the WTO to open its doors to public scrutiny and accept peaceful protests as integral aspects of its existence. He's fervently opposed to trade barriers, but he also wants to ensure a degree of job protection for American workers. He wants to keep U.S. policy toward sea turtles intact throughout the world, but balks when European countries move to protect their own policies banning the importation of genetically engineered food...
Since this is Clinton - whose public passions notoriously tend toward the convenient - and since he is on the record as a vociferous promoter of free trade, the hand-wringing over labor and environmental raises the question: Are the President's concerns genuine or merely politically expedient? "A lot of Clinton's concern is genuine," says Dowell. "As the mayor of Seattle noted, many Clinton administration officials were protesters themselves not so long ago." And, says Dowell, he is wise to acknowledge the misgivings harbored by many of the protesters. "Clinton accomplished something critical in his speech," says Dowell. "He made...
Opening the door to their 26-degree workshop, Georgs explains their daily routine. He grips a chisel with his glove, and gestures toward large blocks of partially carved ice, describing the typical projects they undertake. Most of the carvings are for events like weddings, birthday parties and bar mitzvahs...