Word: vigilance
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...group of Cambridge residents gathered on the steps of City Hall last night in a candlelight vigil to support the people of war-torn Somalia...
...should take the time to study the achievements of the person who the holiday is named after. It is in this spirit that the Minority Student Alliance (MSA) sponsors the observance of Columbus Day on Widener stems this afternoon. This observance of the holiday consists of a silent vigil from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. and will be followed by a speakout by student leaders of the sponsoring organizations...
...vigil will take another look at the Columbus Day holiday. When asked about Christopher Columbus' most important achievement, most people think of the obvious, his so-called "discovery" of America. Every American schoolchild can point to the teacher that told him of Columbus' discovery of America, and the person that taught him the famous nmenonic device "in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." I can remember seeing the painting of Columbus meeting with native Americans on a beach in a history book and just placing that in my mind as Columbus' discovery of America...
...vigil is planned by the Minority Student Alliance (MSA), an association of representatives from many undergraduate minority organizations...
...vigil is slated to begin at 11 a.m. on the Widener Library steps, Miller said. Participants will wear black to commemorate those who died as a result of European colonization of America...