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...Without concerned citizen action to uphold[human rights] close to home, we shall look invain to progress in the larger world," she said...
...year Harvard Law School (HLS) stands to lose almost $1 million in federal grants due to its ban on military recruitment at its Office of Career Services (OCS). The ban, which exists because of the military's policy regarding homosexuals, is an important measure of protest that HLS should uphold. The loss of funding with which the law school is threatened is an act of aggressive financial coercion which inappropriately ties scholarship money to the school's right to uphold its on-campus non-discrimination policy...
...goes a lot farther than just [ethnic] identity," said Campos, explaining that RAZA--which immediately mobilized to uphold Harvard's ban on grapes--worked with the Progressive Student Labor Move- ment, UNITE! and Education 4 Action during thedebate...
...business of sending out into the world mindless drones who will play follow the leader for the rest of their lives. Instead, it was my impression, Harvard means to instill in us the ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate everything around us so that we can uphold what needs upholding and challenge what needs changing...
...time, Zionist terrorism was replaced by Palestinian terrorism, and war and grief were never far away. The perpetual threat of conflict forced increases in Israeli defense budgets and made enormous economic support by the U.S. necessary. Against all odds, foreign and internal, the Israelis have managed to build and uphold the most democratic country in the Middle East. However, Israeli society is more torn than ever before, and the historic chance to achieve peace is fading. I wish Israel the best and hope its people recognize that the glittering prize--peace--could be theirs for the anniversary. ULRIK MADS HANSEN...