Word: africas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...both of these instances, Bennett's ridiculous assertions reflect his narrowminded views of education, which would severely limit a student's ability to succeed in the world. Other areas of the globe, such as Asia, Africa, and the Middle East are becoming increasingly important in international affairs and economics. How does the secretary expect American students to compete in the world if they are unfamiliar with the thought and tradition of these areas? Can a businessman compete with the Japanese if he knows nothing about them beyond stereotypes? Also, how can any political scientist help find a solution...
...appropriate way to thank Harvard for four wonderful years. The money will be spent only in the College and can be earmarked for specific projects such as scholarships. Seniors are also told that any misgivings some of them might have about Harvard's investment policy regarding South Africa should not trouble them, as contributions to the class gift do not go into the endowment...
Five years ago students concerned about Harvard's refusal to divest of its South Africa-linked investments set up an alternative endowment that would be held in escrow. Harvard would get the money if it divested or if apartheid ended in South Africa. Those active in this Endowment for Divestiture (E4D) argue that donations to the College implicitly endorse the University's immoral and mulish decision not to divest from organizations that do business in South Africa...
Cynthia McNamara is not your typical tourist. For more than 15 years, the 39- year-old Philadelphia-born anthropologist has prowled the back roads of Africa and Asia and lived for stretches in Spain and Iran. Last December, however, as McNamara was finishing up a two-year trek through South America, she stumbled into a nightmare involving Peruvian officials and Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path), the shadowy, Maoist-oriented guerrilla group committed to overthrowing the Lima government. Her terrifying sojourn ended two weeks ago, as abruptly as it had begun, but not before she had spent four months in a prison...
...feel strongly about Harvard's immoral investment policies in South Africa, then we should say so and not accept the statement that the senior class gift is apolitical. Warren's announcement that the senior class gift is "apolitical" is too simple a construction of the world. People try to remove many actions from a moral framework by stripping them of their political significance. Unfortunately, the world we live in is fraught with more painful moral dilemmas...