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...Iranians knew if there would be any turnout. It had been weeks since the last major opposition rallies, and in the meantime the public had been subjected to show trials, allegations of torture and rape in prisons and stern warnings by the regime against any future action. But as the world heard the erratic statements of Ahmadinejad set against the ongoing maneuvering of the U.S., Russia and China on sanctions vs. engagement, hundreds of thousands of green-clad opposition supporters in multiple cities in Iran defiantly took to the streets. Participants of the Qods Day protests told TIME that crowd...
...Iranian regime's hard-line tactics have worked to demobilize the Green Movement's members. The rallies seem to be spontaneously organized through the Internet before trickling down to word-of-mouth notifications. Some participants said that future protests are already being planned, given the large and unexpected turnout on Friday. Due to Iran's many religious and revolutionary holidays, opposition supporters have no lack of opportunity to continue showing their protest against the regime. One of the next dates in sight: the 30th anniversary of the 1979 U.S. embassy occupation...
...Interim Director of OCS Robin Mount to remark on the excitement she has seen for government work in the wake of President Barack Obama’s election. Mount also pointed to the economic recession as a driving force behind the heightened interest in government positions. Amid the positive turnout for such events, organizations are planning more. Between mid-October and mid-November, The Center for Public Interest Careers, the IOP, and OCS plan to jointly hold 14 different events focusing on finding a job in the public sector, said Mount. These resources for Harvard students have not always been...
...Harvard College Queer Students and Allies debated revamping its structure in an effort to grow its active membership at a meeting in Adams House yesterday that drew a higher than expected turnout. The organization’s co-chairs pushed for a plan that would shift at least some portion of the group’s decision-making capacity from a select cluster of executive board members to a series of committees that would seek to give more people a say in decision-making. Proposed changes included reducing the number of committee chairs to one from two per committee, creating...
...cheerleader, I have been to more than my fair share of sporting events, and am almost always disappointed with fan turnout...