Word: upholding
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...have fun despotically imposed upon them? Despite the apparent absurdity of having a fun czar, we approve of and acknowledge the necessity of such a position—not to impose fun upon us, but to create unique avenues for social life on campus. The College, however, needs to uphold its end of the unofficial contract it has with students: Along with creating a position intended for facilitating fun, the College must provide an infrastructure that is a workable palette onto which the czar can paint his or her masterpiece. As Jason B. McCoy ’08 is welcomed...
...Parallel to the AKP case, Turkey has been gripped by the arrests of an alleged cabal of nationalist ex-army officers, military and civilian militants accused of killings and extortion to uphold what they saw as Turkey's interests. Their views are deeply isolationist and anti-Europe, and they oppose rights for minorities. Turks have long harbored suspicions about the existence of a "deep state," as this network is popularly called. But Feride Cetin, a lawyer for the Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was shot dead last year, considers this the first time specific linkages to elements...
...depriving undergrads of any autonomy they had in determining their living conditions. The fact that so many students live on campus for all four years is a matter of pride for Harvard. But if Harvard is going to devote its resources to the cultivation of House life, it must uphold its end of the bargain and make houses a place of comfort and trust. Today, upperclassmen welcome freshmen into their House communities—communities that should be built on mutual respect between the College, House administrators, and students. By encouraging student input in residential decision-making and respecting unofficial...
...soundtrack. To make the video, Elliott and Meyers teamed up with Walt Disney Studios, the same people behind the 3-D work in Hannah Montana’s Best of Both Worlds Tour. Now that’s gangsta. Regardless of the eye-popping action, the video does uphold certain tropes of Elliott’s videography, such as song-to-video literalism, b-boying, and randomness like Missy whooping on an obese man in Dance Dance Revolution. What we don’t find in the video is the vibrant aesthetic stimulation that has become a staple for Missy...
...Most Turks have long suspected the existence of a covert web of elements within the security forces and bureaucracy who act outside the law to uphold their own political ends. There is even a household name for it: the "deep state," referring to a state within the state...