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Harvard’s security guards will be allowed to unionize for the first time since the University outsourced their jobs two years ago, a change that signals a hard-fought victory for the guards and student activists.AlliedBarton, the contractor that employs Harvard’s security guards, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) reached the agreement permitting the guards to organize last Friday.“The parties have reached an understanding in principle for a fair process by which the officers at Harvard can decide whether or not to become represented by the SEIU...
...scenes were improvised.But at a recent roundtable interview held in anticipation of their latest creation, “For Your Consideration,” Guest and Levy revealed that their brand of spontaneity requires a surprising amount of structure.“You’re always caught off-guard. That’s the whole point,” Guest explains. “But it’s not a free for all. It’s very rigid in its preparation.”The pair have co-written “Guffman...
...some friends revealed mixed results.“Best experience I had at Harvard last year,” declares Walt, now a sophomore. He describes the final play of the 2005 triple-overtime triumph in New Haven, after which he rushed from the stands, faked out a security guard, and “dance[d] on Eli’s field.”“It felt,” Walt recalls, “like glory just had sex with me.”Tim, a 2006 graduate, describes his final Game experience in similar...
...moderate Hoyer won in part because he had the support of the committee chairmen, who are the liberal old guard. They put practicality over ideology, which is just what voters asked them to do on November 7. And Hoyer also held the support of those freshmen. They appreciated the time and money that Hoyer had put into getting them elected in 2006, and understand that unless they are independent, they won't get reelected in 2008. As the Brookings Institution's Tom Mann, one of the smartest scholars of Congress, put it: "The Democrats today saved Pelosi from a disastrous...
...sympathizers, as primaries are in the United States, Royal would roll to victory, pulled by polls suggesting she is the only Socialist who can win in the spring. Instead it is a vote among party members, a tighter circle widely thought to include many more supporters of the old guard - not to mention lots of schoolteachers. The results of the first round are expected early on Friday morning; Royal dearly hopes she can nail it this week and avoid a tougher second round...