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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wrong. I applaud both the method and spirit of protest promulgated by the Living Wage Campaign. But the fight against the administration for higher wages for both sub-contracted and regular Harvard employees is really a matter of principle. For once, we have shed our solipsistic crimson-colored sunglasses and moved beyond an issue of personal concern. Rather than frozen yogurt in houses and booze at house formals, we have awakened to the fact that what Harvard really lacks are the virtuous ideals conveyed by its emblem, Veritas. The notions of fairness and equality (among workers wages) as well...

Author: By Dafna V. Hochman, | Title: The Active Voice: Living with a Harvard Wage | 3/12/1999 | See Source »

Whites joined blacks outside the courthouse to applaud the verdict. Some onlookers shouted "Bye-bye!" and "Rot in hell!" as King was led off to death row. "I hate to say people were happy, but they were," says Jasper Chamber of Commerce president Diane Domenech, who is white. "I feel like we stood together, black and white, and everyone's just as happy as the next one at what happened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Texas: A Life For A Life | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...call made by one UC student leader, Amanda Channing, for "not just ethnic diversity, but diversity of thought," cited approvingly by your editorial, it seems to me somewhat ironic and disingenuous. I applaud the statement itself--it's what conservatives have been saying for decades; but I suspect what Ms. Channing really wants is a Board of Regents characterized not by diversity of thought, but by uniformity of thought in agreement with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...call made by one UC student leader, Amanda Channing, for "not just ethnic diversity, but diversity of thought," cited approvingly by your editorial, it seems to me somewhat ironic and disingenuous. I applaud the statement itself--it's what conservatives have been saying for decades; but I suspect what Ms. Channing really wants is a Board of Regents characterized not by diversity of thought, but by uniformity of thought in agreement with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UC Affirmative Action Needed to Balance Ledger | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...creators of the Teletubbies point out that Tinky Winky's "purse" is actually a "magic bag" and insist that no political message is intended by his complexion or the shape of his antenna. No matter. We see through these feeble excuses and applaud Reverend Falwell for exposing this great threat to our nation's youth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Falwell Fights Good Fight | 2/16/1999 | See Source »

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