Word: weres
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Liu Binyan's error is in thinking that the Tiananmen Square movement was wasted effort. International opinion was galvanized by the idea and image of non-violent students, gathered to express humanist ideals, bloodily crushed. If this movement is kept alive and if it eventually does succeed, the students of...
These were not the actions of self-centered people. Hunger striking by thousands is not the action of self-centered people. Deliberately defying government orders, threats and, finally, martial law for six weeks is not the action of self-centered people.
Dean Theimann cites two reasons for the refusal, and this is the first time I have heard either of them. He says "the immediate concern was that our space was inadequate to accommodate this event: Ms. Murray had spoken of an audience of 150 (or perhaps more), and the seating...
The second reason concerns building renovations on the weekend of the conference: "On the basis of these logistical concerns, Associate Dean Cross called Ms. Murray the next day to inform her that we would be able to approve her request." Associate Dean Timothy Cross never brought up renovations during his...
The top 16 women squash players in the country, determined by last year's results and recruiting, were invited to compete in the match, in which Harvard senior Tri-Captain Jenny Holleran came in first place.