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...Christians turned the other cheek despite the offensive nature of such an event.” While Ms. Caldwell longingly observes that the University’s Muslims would never have allowed such a thing, she seems to ignore the fact that “turning the other cheek?? is a reaction explicitly recommended by her own religion. Perhaps we should be applauding Christians who have the wisdom to react this way rather than interpreting their lack of outrage as a sign that Christianity at Harvard is embattled and weak. ALEXANDER B. LEMANN ’06 April...
...Winter Games, there is nary a newspaper or radio station that hasn’t tried to squeeze an interview out of the recently retired speedskater.And from all the anti-Harvard news that has been generated by writers and talk show hosts around the country, one might think that Cheek??s agent has been working the phones, trying to generate enough publicity to get Byerly Hall to reconsider its decision.But if you talk to Cheek, that’s far from what he wants.“First of all, it was flattering that influential people like...
...shock heard around the world.Joey Cheek??Olympic medalist, Good Samaritan, and all-around good guy—how did he not get into Harvard?Cheek was heartbroken. Alumni were disappointed. And as the 2006 Winter Games in Turin came to a close with the speedskater bearing the United States flag, even NBC announcer Bob Costas tossed in his two cents, staring into the camera and calling for Harvard Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 to review Cheek??s application.Moreover, rumor has it that following his rejection, Cheek is now being courted...
...personal assistant during his trips to the U.S., found herself an unwitting participant in a spontaneous tutorial in Russian cheek-kissing etiquette put on by Gorbachev for his slew of aides and translators. In the elevator’s close quarters, Gorbachev leaned in to kiss Kobritz on the cheek??once, twice and an all-important third time. Taken aback, yet wanting to roll with the kisses, Kobritz responded, “For you, Mr. Gorbachev, four, five—as many as you want...
...rugby, it is. So, Bubba untaught my flawed pedagogy. She said to tackle “cheek-to-cheek?? on the inside, rather than go across the body...