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...truth and fairness, although not in the grand, Fonda-esque scale I once imagined, that I spent four hours one rainy Wednesday morning in an old National Guard armory in Falmouth. Serving jury duty did not transform me into Henry Fonda; neither has a year at Harvard, mercifully, made me into Love Story’s Ali McGraw. Ultimately, I think, ours is a justice system that does not rely on a citizenry of Henry Fondas. It is enough for us to gather in a shabby room and watch television. The Constitution guarantees citizens an impartial jury of their peers...
These students are in the business of serious pillow fluffing as they transform ordinary Eliot dorm rooms into the lodging of champions. To make that giant leap, committee members coerce volunteer hosts into neatening up their river-view suites (such a view is required before one can even be considered as a potential bed-offerer), arrange for Harvard Student Agencies to provide sparkling clean linens, and even organize the baking of homemade cookies (oatmeal chocolate chip this year) so that the skaters can go to sleep with stomachs well-fed as well as pillows well-fluffed...
Breaking away from the tradition presidium stage style of past dance shows gave the choreographers a chance to “play with the space” says O’Brien. “We get to utilize dance, music and tech to transform this even, four walled room into a different space with a different feel for each piece...
...Given the already powerful opposition to this war by so many different sectors of society, I think there is still hope that we can prevent it,” she said. “I am hopeful that Web-based initiatives like this may eventually transform government, by providing the mechanisms that enable people to politically organize and to get their voices heard...
ALTMAN: The day will come when almost 65% of all voters will be 50 or older. So that is going to fundamentally transform the politics of this issue. It also means we will focus more on issues like prescription drugs and less on equally or more compelling problems like the uninsured...