HRC Weekly - Volume XII Issue IV

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The HRC Weekly
Harvard Republican Club Bulletin
Volume XII, Issue IV -- Week of March 12, 2006

This week's contents:

I. HRC-HLF-Salient Debate - Thursday

II. Board Meeting - Wednesday

III. Iran Freedom Concert - Saturday

IV. Celtics Game - Next Monday

V. Felzenberg Study Group - Wednesday

VI. Conservative Book Club

VII. Buy a T-Shirt

VIII. Pay Dues

Quote of the week...

"People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve great success because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to."

- U.S. Senator George Allen

TOP PHOTO: Reed Hillman, a former state representative and one-time head of the Massachusetts State Police, is introduced to supporters and members of the media after Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey, right, announced Hillman would be her running mate for in her bid for the state's highest office, during an event at Healey campaign headquarters in Boston, Thursday, March 9, 2006. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

BOTTOM PHOTO: Boston Celtics Raef LaFrentz (45) celebrates as he runs towards the Celtics bench after defeating the Washington Wizards 116-115 in overtime in an NBA basketball game at the Verizon Center in Washington Tuesday, March 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert). The HRC will be taking a trip to see the Celtics take on the Lakers next Monday, March 20.

I. HRC-HLF-Salient Debate - Thursday - At 7:30pm this Thursday, March 16, HRC will host our first-ever official internal debate in the Starr Auditorium at the Kennedy School, joined by debaters from the Harvard Libertarian Forum and the Harvard Salient. The topic is the legalization of controlled substances, including marijuana and other drugs. An HRC debater will be on either side, joined by a debater from HLF on the pro-legalization side and a debater from the Salient on the anti-legalization side. Questions, or to volunteer to debate, contact Daren (stanaway@fas).

II. Board Meeting - Wednesday - Mark your calendars for this Wednesday, March 15, for our general board meeting at 10pm in Leverett JCR. Feel free to come even if you're not on the general board. We will not be meeting at the John Harvard statue
this week. Questions? Contact Stephen (sdewey@fas).

III. Iran Freedom Concert - Saturday - HRC is co-sponsoring the Iran Freedom Concert next Saturday, March 18, from 9-11 PM in Leverett dining hall, and you have the opportunity to be part of the HRC delegation at the show! The concert will feature live musical performances as well as speeches by Iranian human rights activists, such as Akbar Atri. Free Iranian Food will be provided. If you're interested in attending, please RSVP as soon as possible to Daren at stanaway@fas. Admission is FREE!

IV. Celtics Game - Monday - The HRC is taking a trip to the Boston Celtics game, and you’re invited! Join us next Monday, March 20, as the Celtics take on the L.A. Lakers at the Fleet Center. Tickets are $26 and include a FREE pizza dinner beforehand. We'll be dining at Halftime Pizza at 6pm before heading to the Celtics game, which begins at 7:30pm. If you would like to come, RSVP and pay at the following paypal site (if the link wraps, copy and paste it). Spots are limited, so hurry and RSVP now! If you cannot reach the link below, email John (souther@fas).

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=souther%40fas%2eharvard%2eedu&item_name=Celtics%20Ticket%20for%20March%20

20th&amount=26%2e00&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8

V. Felzenberg Study Group - Wednesday - From 4-5:30pm this Wednesday, March 15, Dr. Al Felzenberg will be conducting a seminar on "Bipartisanship in Modern U.S. Politics." The seminar will take place in the first floor conference room at the IOP and will feature one of the leaders of the Heritage Foundation as a guest speaker.

VI. Conservative Book Club - The HRC is currently considering starting a conservative book club, which would feature readings by a number of prominent conservatives, followed by live meetings and discussions with their authors. If you would be interested in participating in the book club, e-mail Ryan (rmccaffr@fas) to express your interest.

VII. Buy a T-Shirt - You can buy an HRC T-shirt for $10 by emailing Mark Shepard at mshepard@fas.harvard.edu to arrange for payment and shipping/pickup.

VIII. Pay Dues - If you haven't paid your $5 dues for the year yet, you can do so by mailing it with your name and email address to Jeffrey Kwong, 1774 Harvard Yard Mail Center, Cambridge, MA 02138. Paying dues gets you a membership card, priority in our events, and other benefits.

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