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...both correct and in line with the comparable recognition of the cosmopolitan imperative by Jewish, Irish, Italian, Asian, and other ethnic students at Harvard. The cosmopolitan imperative, moreover, does not preclude intra-ethnic relationships and networks, as Timothy Wilkins, head of Harvard Black Students Association, intimated in his comment that Black students "see that Harvard is the only Ivy League school without a Third World Center and they think that the University wants all Black students to assimilate." The cosmopolitan imperative demands only that the parochial impulses and proclivities that one brings to Harvard be tempered by the global realities...
...time when his relations with the U.S. have deteriorated to the point of public bickering. The bombing of a bar in an Athens suburb two weeks ago, in which more than 30 Americans, many from a nearby military base, were injured, prompted Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger to comment, "This is one of those things you tend to get when all this anti-American sentiment is stirred up." A Greek government spokesman fired back, "It is rather Mr. Weinberger who should be condemned for an anti- Greek campaign." Athens police still do not know whether the bomb was tossed into...
...twist on an old theme: Harvard's reprehensible real estate dealings with the community. Now the city is planning a whole host of schemes to retaliate against Harvard, not the least of which is a citywide referendum on next November's ballot asking people to comment on Harvard's real estate dealings. Either the University should immediately halt these sales or the city council should seize the opportunity to reform the rent control laws and twist Harvard into submission...
...officials could not be reached for comment...
...potential conflicts: "I reminded Pat of an old phrase, 'accepting the King's shilling.' He agrees that he will support the Administration's final position." Toward the press, however, Buchanan has shown no comparable mellowing: at week's end he was not returning telephone calls from reporters seeking comment on his appointment...