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...also recalled Smith’s eagerness to befriend not only students, but also those around her in Winthrop House, like security guard Enoch Kyerematen and several dining hall workers...
...When Wellstone arrived in 1991, he was an ideological troublemaker. He stepped on a lot of toes and got very little done during his first year. Then he realized he needed to play by the rules, befriend potential allies on both sides of the aisle, and learn to compromise. But he didn't give up his principles doing it. Some critics argued he could afford to be so liberal because he was from Minnesota, home to such icons of the left as Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale. But today's Minnesota is not so liberal. When Wellstone launched his first...
...exposed to a slice of the real world’s diversity. “Here we are in this very lily-white community, and our kids are very sheltered and very protected. When we have the opportunity to have our children learn from and understand and meet and befriend kids from different backgrounds and different cultures, our kids are so enriched,” says Ellen Waldron, also a member of the school committee. “Metco is the ultimate anti-racist initiative, the ultimate desegregation movement...
Coming to Harvard, I definitely had somewhat of an agenda, a bizarre wish list of the types of people I wanted to befriend, the activities I wanted to do and the social scene of which I wanted to be a part. Needless to say, things did not exactly turn out as planned. The reason is that I had no real clue of who I was or what I actually wanted. I had no conception of who or what was going to make me happy. The road to any semblance of self-knowledge is bumpy and long. And by no means...
...kids home gets complicated. Educators warn that even a simple summer needs a schedule, or kids end up at Camp Couch Potato. One good resource: college students. They're expected to have trouble finding jobs this summer, so they'll be available to baby-sit. It also helps to befriend at-home moms who will take your kids along when driving theirs to activities. Just find ways to repay the favor...