Word: pushed
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...calculus involved in taking a friend who has overindulged to UHS will become more complicated. Student group officers might be less inclined to take sick students to the hospital, fearing retribution from the College the next day. Instead of aiding a sick student, some hosts might push him out the door, telling him to go home and sleep it off instead. Even for the student, himself, there will be some disincentive for seeking treatment, for fear his friend or student group officers, as hosts, will get in trouble. Making matters worse, many of these decisions are made by students under...
...students are fairly practical when it comes to drinking. Most college students who want to drink will find a way to do so; Harvard’s alcohol policy should accept this premise and be crafted to mitigate the dangers of overindulgence. A strict and punitive policy will simply push drinking underground, and could well have a chilling effect on campus social life as a whole...
...popular clamor inside Kurdistan for more assertive action. Just four years since the fall of Saddam, most Kurds may be willing to remain a part of Iraq for now, but few want their destinies to remain tied to a poor, failing state beset by sectarian carnage. Over time, the push for a free and independent Kurdistan may become irresistible. In a bid to manage expectations, the Kurdish leadership is putting out a new party line, echoed in mosques and newspaper editorials: "Be grateful." But as Americans have learned in Iraq, gratitude is a wasting asset...
...broad brushstrokes of the curricular review have been nearly finalized and the faculty is simply working out the details before a final vote. It thus makes sense to return to the issue of the calendar at this time, which is why the UC has begun its push for calendar reform in the past week. While the ultimate authority to change the calendar rests with the President and the Corporation, the support of the various faculties will be vital in securing a final decision. To that end we hope that the Faculty will take up the issue of calendar reform...
...With a decision that affects so many undergraduates, I think that it is important to make sure we have their support,” Petersen said of his push for a referendum to urge Harvard to move final exams to before the December break...