Word: statement
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...handshake was an epic gesture of mutual recognition of each other's legitimacy, which neither side has been prepared to make over decades of low-intensity war and sullen peace. President Kim backed it up with a statement, released to the media, which proclaimed, "Compatriots in the North: We are one people. We share the same fate. Let us hold hands firmly. I love you all." The two men then climbed into a limousine that carried them off to talks at an undisclosed location, reportedly holding hands for much of the journey...
Though I might replace "mild contempt" with "critical disapproval," the statement nevertheless captures my perspective of Harvard. From an objective standpoint, I have been very lucky here: I found a concentration in classics which was small enough to be accessible and challenging enough to be academically inspiring and an activity in The Crimson which was personally and socially fulfilling. Along the way, I have found friends and teachers whom I will leave today with great appreciation and not a little sadness. But also along the way, I learned to criticize the institution which has given me so very much...
...Harvard field hockey team made a bold statement upon its arrival in the national scene with a 9-1season-opening home win against Vermont...
...Vernon possessed a wide-ranging knowledge of international trade and the economics of developing nations that contributed greatly to the expansion of Harvard's global focus in the postwar era," wrote Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine in a statement. "We are grateful for the part he played in the life of Harvard, the nation and the world...
...first-year Scott Krueger dies following a night of heavy drinking at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Krueger's death prompts housing policy changes at MIT as well as a crackdown on alcohol use at area colleges. Less than a month after Krueger's death, Epps releases a statement strengthening Harvard's alcohol policy...