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...have dreams to fulfill and each one of us takes a different path to achieve them. The ability to accomplish goals deserves nothing but the utmost respect. Heather is a shining example of what a person can do when she follows her heart. For that I applaud her reign. MARLEE MATLIN Los Angeles...
...past week, Harvard joined more than 100 other colleges in holding an event that this campus has needed for quite some time: the Democracy Teach-Ins. This out-standing series of lectures, discussions, and debates has shed light on many of the crucial issues facing democracy today, and we applaud the efforts of all those involved in its planning and vision. The Taiwanese Cultural Society, while not formally involved with the Teach-Ins, would like to add an extra dimension: to remember the struggles that bring democracy and the plight of those who have suffered under totalitarian regimes...
...applaud what they've done at Yale andPrinceton," he says. "But Harvard may come closeto that anyway...
...about it, he told me that Black History Month is something like the lesser of two evils. Taking a month to instill pride by educating young black children about black heroes and black contributions to society is better than no month at all. I understand this reasoning, and I applaud the efforts of the black community to (once again) make something with almost nothing. If it weren't for Black History Month, there would be a lot more people thinking they know American history without knowing the names Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver or even Martin Luther King...
This is not to say that there are not campus issues which deserve the attention of the UC, student groups, and individual students; issues like faculty diversity and campus safety need to be addressed (and to the extent that Stewart makes progress on these concerns, we applaud her). But they need to be addressed because they speak to broader societal problems that demand our attention...