Word: presentism
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...Regardless of the state of the current economy, however, Perkins is not inclined to think that dissent would remain so settled if the stakes were raised for American civilians in the United States’ present war with Iraq...
...These hierarchies are entrenched even in our four years here, dividing the community by race, class, and gender. Despite the promising emergence of the most diverse student body in Harvard history, the forces of exclusion and elitism hold the present hostage to the ways of the past. Black students find their identity as Harvard students questioned by everyone from police to fellow students. Low-income students find themselves shut out and priced out of student life. Women find their social lives dictated on men’s terms, in boys’ clubs...
...President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 swiftly followed the referendum results with a letter to Bok demanding an audience with the Corporation at which council representatives planned to present their proposal. While Petersen’s demand was denied, Bok soon threw his hat into the ring. Citing Verba’s committee and the UC report, he wrote in a message to the Harvard community that “it seems only appropriate and fair to offer all interested parties an opportunity to be heard so that we may have a full range of arguments and views...
...This has only increased the time pressure on Faust, as the process of selecting a dean requires a long courtship, University leaders past and present...
...only Crimson player and one of 11 Ivy Leaguers chosen in the six-year-old league’s annual draft.Flood was the 32nd overall pick and the second pick of the fourth round in the 50-player, five-round draft. He was one of about 50 players present at the draft, held at Stony Brook University, and one of about 40 who were chosen.A number of teams had expressed interest in Flood prior to the draft, but the faceoff specialist already has a post-graduation banking job in New York, prompting him to entertain requests only from East Coast...