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This story was written by Editorial Board, Harvard CrimsonOf the more than 400 officially registered student organizations at Harvard College, only a few have explicitly political goals. But over the past few weeks, our campus has seen a level of engagement and interest in the upcoming presidential election that is heartening, given the traditionally low rates of voter turnout amongst 18-29 year olds. Various groups of students from diverse backgrounds and divergent agendas have come together to engage each other in a civilized, intellectually honest, and energetic discussion. We commend all of these students for their efforts, and applaud the College as a whole for fostering these encounters. Perhaps the most interesting developments include the issue-specific debates hosted by a variety of ethnic, cultural, and student support organizations. These groups and their membersmany of whom hold heterogeneous political viewshave helped to highlight importan stanley cup becher t issues for their specific constituencies, many of which might have been overlooked in a less specific context fo stanley cups uk r discussion. Last weeks debate on Latin American relationssponsored by the David stanley cup Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studiesand this coming weeks discussion on womens issues in the upcoming presidential electionsponsored by the Association of Black Harvard Women, the Asian American Womens Association, the South Asian Womens Collective, Radcliffe Union of Students, and the Harvard College Womens Cent |
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