Word: openly
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...encouraged part of our national dialogue. Because of America's abominable attitudes toward minorities in the past, we have developed a hyper-conscious concern about ethnicity and race that is now ingrained in our morals. In much the same way, we have learned to extend the same open-minded compassion to various religious groups on campus. And though lagging significantly behind in terms of acceptance, sexual orientation is at least part of an open and honest discussion at Harvard...
What seconds earlier had seemed like an uphill battle suddenly became wide open, as deafening cheers drowned out the sound of the election results...
...extent of the Corporation's inaccessibility cannot be understated. When submitting our petition, we were told that the Corporation's meetings are not open to students--ever--and that the times and places of such meetings are confidential. Furthermore, we were told that our petition--the demands of 400 students--would be passed along to the Corporation's members only at their Secretary's discretion. We therefore have good reason to believe that most or all members of the Harvard Corporation will never set eyes on our demands. These strategies--closed doors and secret meetings--may be acceptable at Exxon...
This structure injures the dynamics of our community and the legitimacy of our learning at Harvard. Our liberal education is founded on the principles of open dialogue and civic participation, while the authority of the Harvard Corporation demonstrates the contrary. This is not acceptable...
...government a period of grace amid the current turmoil, the violence of the past six weeks has reduced the Israeli public's confidence in the peace process to an all-time low. On the Palestinian side, overwhelming public skepticism toward the peace process has given way to increasingly open defiance of Arafat's efforts to restore calm. Even local leaders of his own Fatah organization have called for an escalation of the confrontation with Israel despite Arafat's attempts to rein in the street...