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...effort was clearly impossible. But other patricians in the White House have passed as plebians. In 1840 the supporters of William Henry Harrison called him the Log Cabin and Hard Cider candidate, after his presumed abode and favorite drink. In fact, Harrison was the son of Benjamin Harrison V, a wealthy Virginia planter who had signed the Declaration of Independence. The Bushes, father and son, used Texas as a font for washing away Ivy League associations. Presidents must have simple manners too, concealing pride and other prickly emotions. Thus Dwight Eisenhower, an ambitious and brilliant general, became, in his political...
...part of the post-Roe v. Wade generation that is extremely conflicted about abortion. I am pro-choice but wish the antagonists would work together to bring down the rate of abortion or at least respect the other viewpoint. They fall prey to name calling, fallacious arguments and misinformation, and both lose the trust of confused women...
...heard frequently.“We’ve come at it in different directions, but clearly faculty-student interaction is something that you want more of, and something that you think you’re not getting enough of,” she said.Jon T. Staff V ’10, who asked a question about revising the academic calendar, reacted favorably to the new president’s outlook on the matter.“I thought her response was very encouraging,” Staff said. “She seemed dedicated to opening up the discussion...
...stadium, which was recently lined with FieldTurf and given permanent lights, has not hosted a team from the pros since the NFL’s Boston Patriots played there in 1970. If not for the recent upgrades, the drought probably would have continued, Director of Athletic Communications Charles V. Sullivan said. “I think [the upgrades] played a huge role,” Sullivan said. “We wouldn’t have even entertained the idea on a grass field, because that would certainly come at the expense of a field that can be used...
...V. THE UNBRIDGEABLE CHASM...