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What makes librarians raise their voices above a whisper? Certain passages of the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Librarians are among the most vocal opponents of the law, taking particular exception to Section 215, which they claim makes it easier for the government to search library records. "A big part of the public library system was to sustain democracy so people could make up their own mind about things," says Carolyn Anthony, director of the Skokie Public Library near Chicago. "Aspects of the act compromise this...
...that the result of all this self-study will be to expand and coordinate curricular arts practice at Harvard: to give credit for dance, for instance, or expand credit for instrumental and vocal study and for participation in University musical ensembles, or to encourage students still further to write poetry and make films and do art; or to rationalize the relationship between the University and the American Repertory Theater and the museums in a way that makes them truly pedagogical without robbing them of their artistic integrity. To me, that would only be a ratification of already-evident interest...
Once quiet because of a childhood speech impediment, Lee is now vocal about his love for the arts. He spends his days bringing celebrities to Harvard, fighting AIDS with art and pushing policymakers to consider arts in decision-making...
...Smith, an art student in New York City. Described by fellow band mates as a “real belle” and an “amazing singer,” she envisioned the band after meeting several members at a party in Soho. Her vocal talents are integral to the band’s sound, while the other members are “basically her backup,” Pasternack says...
...Prince Saud is the only senior member of government authorised to speak on Iraq and the American presence there. The others have been asked to stay quiet. In his public pronouncements, Prince Saud has been quite vocal, demanding that the "occupation forces" leave "as soon as possible" after establishing "a representative form of government...