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...mother of an 18-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, I applaud your frank and realistic article. Parents need to confront and accept the prevalence of "casual sex" in today's society. However, this does not excuse us from cautioning our youngsters about the physical and emotional repercussions of engaging in sex without commitment. We parents can only provide guidelines, but open communication with our children will help them make wise decisions about their sexual behavior and their future. ADRIENNE COCCAGNA Cheltenham...
...applaud our peers at Harvard and at more than 70 other colleges and universities who rallied on the Day of Action to preserve affirmative action. Further, we urge Rudenstine to continue to use (and use further) his bully pulpit, explaining the defense for affirmative action in a way that only a well-respected member of the academy can. April...
Originally considering life as a lawyer, after serving a year in the Army as a teenager, "I had a reconsideration of my lifelong goals," Gill says. "I can only applaud this decision in retrospect...
...into Southern California from New Jersey on a Friday midnight. By Monday morning he must be back at his doorman post in downtown Manhattan. But meantime, as he steps forward to give a speech here at Whittier Law School, some 200 attorneys, historians, journalists and government officials rise to applaud. An elderly lady grasps his hand, murmuring, "God bless you." A student asks for his autograph. And then, in broken English, the thin young man with oval spectacles begins, "My name is Christoph Meili. My job at the bank--I controlled peoples what come in and out. One night...
...applaud not only his wit and humor, but his insight into that most peculiar aspect of the Harvard experience, section. It is a gem worth reprinting in future years. MICHAEL E. DRISCOLL...