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...Brennan wrote in a New York Times op-ed piece that the state performs no good service to the victim of a crime by "emulating his murderer." Well, perhaps not. But I do not believe that retribution--in the case of capital crimes, a sense of individual and communal vengeance--is a vice. I will feel no remorse when I hear the bell toll for John Royster...
...diversity--the sum total of those things that make us different from each other--we must not lose sight of the value of community. All of us came to this great University as individuals with unique backgrounds and talents. Four years of shared experiences have forged a new communal identity for us. Today we depart not only as individuals but also as members of a remarkable group, the Class of 1996, which itself belongs to a larger Harvard community. This Harvard community, embracing graduates scattered around the globe, transcends the bounds of space and time...
Rooms in the houses, which tended to be organized in large, airy suites containing bathrooms, were considered more desirable than housing at Radcliffe, where rooms were often on a long hallway with communal bathrooms. Because of the comfort factor, as well as the considerable distance between the academic buildings and the Quad, many women were anxious to move to the river...
...Communal Church...
...already practiced in every house. But the issue of banning menorah use in student rooms should not be contingent on this public display. Student religious freedom in private cannot be limited by any public substitution because the public event is not delimited by personal beliefs, but by communal ones...