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Further, it would be a large stretch to assert that the sculpture itself (to whatever extent it can be appreciated by a pedestrian) resembles much more than a heap of garbage—albeit a colorful heap of garbage. The Crimson’s editorial page noted as much with the pithy assessment that the sculpture “looks like trash to us.” It is hard to disagree with this appraisal, and if one tries to argue that the sculpture must be looked at more closely to be appreciated, then that negates the entire purpose...
...George W. Bush condemned the assassination in the strongest possible language. But the administration should recognize that the difficulty Israel is facing in the Palestinian territories is nearly analogous to those that have arisen in the campaign against terror the U.S. has begun in Afghanistan. It is hypocritical to assert otherwise, especially if Bush’s recent demands for an Israeli pullout are intended to conciliate the Arab nations who have signed on to America’s coalition against terror. Terrorism should not be allowed to sway U.S. foreign policy or derail our nation’s relationship...
...writers assert, “The sit-in was a strategy in line with the rich and long tradition of principled, non-violent protest actions that have forced the powerful to listen to the dispossessed.” The last time I checked, a group of students forcibly entering the confines of the administrative offices at a private university, demanding that it give up its right to decide how its endowment will be spent, was not “non-violence” but, rather, criminal theft...
...former students representing the movement against a living wage at Harvard took new steps yesterday to assert their presence, standing outside the Science Center distributing pamphlets and gathering signatures...
...growing pains of a new agency to an already ailing security network. Its hurried creation will come back to haunt it sooner rather than later. And its vague position among existing security agencies are likely to lead to divisive infighting if Ridge and Bush assert powers for the Office that other agencies are not ready to give...