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...That really freaked me out. I was afraid that I was going to hurt her or that she’d have some weird memory of something poking her in the head right before she was born. I just had to stop...
...Judy Z. Herbstman ’07 says. “I hope this doesn’t force the next [leader] to be overly cautious.”“Many in the Jewish community have achieved high levels of leadership positions, and I’m afraid they will bend over backwards to appear to be neutral,” says Zarchi. “President Summers [showed] such courage in addressing the divestment issue without being insecure of speaking out publicly as someone who happens to be Jewish. I’m afraid [Jewish leaders] will...
...place, she “sought a home” in the Harvard Republican Club (HRC). The HRC has become a haven for many people like Grizzle. Although the group counts Jews, Muslims, and atheists as its members, Grizzle says the HRC is dominated by Christians who are not afraid to let their religion influence their political beliefs. HRC president Stephen E. Dewey ’07 contrasts the styles of the two major parties on campus. “Democrats are very skeptical of allowing religion a place in the forum of political discussion,” he says...
...Leave it to Clooney, winner of the night?s first award, to address the question whether Hollywood was out of touch. He said that movie industry had addressed questions of civil rights and AIDS when the rest of America was afraid of them. ?I?m proud to be part of this Academy,? he said as the applause cresecendoed, ?proud to be part of the community, and proud to be out of touch.? He exited to cheers. If there were four strong men nearby, he would have been carried on their shoulders...
Summers never was this kind of “champion.” Summers' managerial failing was not that he tried to empower the Right or defeat political correctness; rather, it was that he wasn’t afraid to say he knew best to a collection of entrenched, intelligent professors. Students loved this facet of Summers because we agreed with what he was saying for the most part, especially about the improvement of undergraduate education. But even the most visionary leader has to be willing to compromise and play the political game some of the time. It?...