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...certainly true, as the residents assert, that Harvard has made serious development mistakes in the past. Mather House and Peabody Terrace spring immediately to mind. But Riverside residents must remember that an art museum, unlike a towering concrete dormitory, could also provide benefits to the community. If properly designed and implemented, a new museum should be a tasteful, unobtrusive, low-rise building that provides for increased traffic—possibly including an underground parking garage...
...Sept. 11. I was not there to beg God for protection or spiritual sustenance, nor to ask Jesus Christ to save my soul. I was there looking for the support of my fellow man. I was there to see the indomitability of the human spirit. Grizzle’s assertion that thousands of people showed up to pray is a misrepresentation of the facts. Does he also assert that the hundreds of people congregated around television sets around campus were also praying? No, we were looking for human companionship, seeking to reassure ourselves that not all humanity is as cold...
...Ristelhueber's Thucydidean concept of the inevitability of human conflict and violence seems to be a particularly insensitive message at a time like this. It is almost offensive to assert--whether explicitly or implicitly--that attacks that kill innocent civilians by the thousands are simply part of an immutable historical continuum. The exhibit is not upsetting for what it shows, but for the inappropriate message it offers. Even if Ristelhueber is able to chronicle one disaster after another with artistic detachment, she (and the MFA) should take into account the need at this time for emotional response and moral valuation...
While a sense of national unity is a positive thing, it is dangerous to assume that the president and his administration can do no wrong. Fortunately, members of Congress are beginning to assert themselves. Representatives from both sides of the aisle are, appropriately, beginning to realize the complexity of the situation. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Tex.) recognized that even security comes with a price. He told The Washington Post last week, “This is about how we equip our anti-espionage, counterterrorism agencies with the tools they want while we still preserve the most fundamental thing...
...problem of fitting the events to the main themes becomes more serious when it comes to the discussion of the crises of the late 1960s. The Kellers do not really assert that the takeovers of University buildings grew out of inherent failings of the meritocratic University. Nor do they make a clear enough case for how the events bring about worldliness. They do a good job of describing the causal relationship between the takeovers and the shifts in the Universitys administrative culturethe professionalization of its governance. But the turbulence seems disconnected and the foundation of the case...