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...students head to the polls today in the election for the council's president and vice-president, the direction of the council--and of its increasingly prominent president--is at stake...
...most important thing is that the student body realize what's at stake in this election and elect a progressive president," Rawlins said in an interview. She acknowledged that she was "disappointed" that Danganan had not received the BGLTSA's endorsement. "I think strictly in terms of votes, Jobe has a more compelling record than Ben on BGLT issues," she said...
...Iraqis seem determined to keep talking about buildings and compounds associated with Saddam. That makes it easier for them to stake their claims to sovereignty and security. With great flourishes last week, Baghdad said it was inviting diplomatic representatives from the 20 countries taking part in the Special Commission and five from each of the 15 members of the Security Council. They could visit the palaces and stay "a week, a month, to see the facts," said the Iraqi News Agency. Of course, sleight of hand followed. Foreign Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf quickly barred any of the U.N. inspectors...
...care about safety, convenience and student choice, contact your house masters and Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 (lewis@fas.harvard.edu) and inform them that their precious two-door policy is not at stake here. Remind them that Harvard students like you are more interested in visiting friends and forming study groups than in stealing other students' belongings. And tell them you've been offended by their continued lack of respect for the student voice and their weak delay tactics...
...translator for this woman was the Vice President of the UFW--hardly a person without a stake in what the woman said. But none of this was surprising considering that the title itself is misleading: there is only one worker featured in the story. The Crimson's journalistic irresponsibility is disconcerting. --David M. Lehn...