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Yesterday afternoon's nebulous "Rally for Justice" lacked that sense of purpose. The rally brought together under the umbrella of "justice" three legitimate but unrelated issues--a living wage for Harvard employees, fair labor practices in manufacturing Harvard clothing and more awareness of sexual assault on campus. By linking the issues, organizers had hoped to show solidarity against the Harvard administration and generate student interest that would spill over into all three issues. Instead, each individual message was diluted under the vague rallying cry of "Justice," and a true sense of purpose was never apparent...
...unlike a typical corporation with anorganization all dedicated toward one purpose,Harvard's umbrella includes everything from anItalian villa to an arboretum...
Blocking the path of informal negotiations,according to McCombe, was the University's "cozy"relationship with the SEIU, which he said makes itdifficult for each "daughter" union underneath theSEIU umbrella to negotiate...
Concilio Latino is an umbrella organization for the various Latino student groups at Harvard schools...
...duties and the number of committees they sit on, ensuring the quality of their classrooms and trying to go on leave more often. Students have even simpler demands: small classes with good professors and no lotteries and useful academic and other advising. These interests together fall under a single umbrella: hiring more, hiring more and hiring more--professors, teaching fellows, assistants...