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Saturday, March 8, 2008
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Join the Dems for Junior Parents' Weekend!
Bring your folks on over to Ticknor Lounge this Saturday and celebrate with the Dems!  There’ll be treats, photos, t-shirts, and plenty of good cheer.  Come on over for some food, fun, and politics!
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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Peace Walk in Harvard Yard

The Harvard College Democrats are proud to support the peace walk around the yard happening this Wednesday at 12PM. It only lasts about 20 minutes and is a symbolic gesture of our commitment to bringing about peace in the world. Please meet at John Harvard Statue. We look forward to seeing you there!

Contact political@harvarddems.com for more information.

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Thursday, March 13, 2008
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Movie Night Study Break!

This Thursday, March 13, we will being having a movie night study break!

First, vote below on which movie we'll watch.

Then, stop by the Dunster TV Room (in the basement of C entryway, off the Dunster Grille) from about 7-10 for some relaxing and fun with the Dems!

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Saturday, March 15, 2008
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Freshman Tales: A Conversation with John Sarbanes!

 

 

Come meet John Sarbanes, a freshman congressman from the Class of 2006!  Representative Sarbanes has been representing the Maryland 3rd district since last year and is coming to share his experiences of being a first-termer in Washington. 

 

In honor of the congressman’s Greek heritage, we’ll be serving a smorgasbord of tasty food, including baklava, galaktoboureko, souvlaki, and more! 

Don’t miss this great event with a true Rising Star!

 

Read below for some facts about Congressman Sarbanes:

 

*Legislative Accomplishments*

 Education for Public Service Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act
of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to forgive the balance due on
Direct Loans and direct consolidation loans by individuals who have been
public sector employees for 10 years and have made 120 income contingent
payments on such loans. Revises income contingent Direct Loan repayment
schedules for married borrowers to attribute to the borrower one-half
(rather than all) of the combined adjusted gross income of the borrower and
the borrower's spouse.  became Public Law 110-84 on 9/27/2007.

No Child Left Inside Act of 2007-Amends the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to authorize states to use federal funds for the
development of kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) plans for environmental
education and teacher training to ensure that high school graduates are
environmentally literate. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive
grants to partnerships that include a local educational agency (LEA), and
may include institutions of higher education (IHE) and other educational or
business entities, for activities that include the development of teacher
training programs and more rigorous environmental education curriculums in
environmental education.

Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007 - Amends
titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI
(Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to treat as
a disability for OASDI and SSI disability payment purposes any
service-connected total disability, as rated and certified by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs.  Applies the same treatment to related child's
insurance and widow's and widower's insurance benefits

*Personal Background. *  John graduated from the Woodrow Wilson School of
Public and International Affairs at Princeton in 1984 and the following year
studied law and politics in Greece on a Fulbright Scholarship.  After
graduating from Harvard Law School in 1988, he returned to Baltimore, where
he clerked for Judge J. Frederick Motz on the federal district court and
began his law practice at Venable.

In college he was President of the Princeton University Democrats

In 1989, he was privileged to be invited by Father Constantine Monios to
participate in a church-sponsored dialogue with members of the
newly-formed Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies.  Over the last fifteen years, John has served as a board member of the Institute and, for a period of five years, chaired its membership committee.

He currently lives in the Towson area of Baltimore with his wife of sixteen
years, Dina, and their three children, who attend Baltimore County public
schools.  
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