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...need for continued support among Blacks as well as other facets of the community, the Black Alumni Weekend has been created. I don't feel it is ethnocentric at all to encourage, entertain, and be inspired by men and women who have more experience than I concerning the construct of a cosmopolitan community. We are trying to engage in a concerted effort toward the proper recognition and success of all identities. And incidentally, on the subject of alumni resources, I would be willing to wager that reaching out to these alumni in such a personal manner will generate more contributions...
There is no correct response, no incorrect response to this work of art, no intellectual construct to decode. The challenge is simply to experience it and to respond. Jonathan Marks Literary Director American Repertory Theatre
...fact, one of these alumni works for an investment consulting firm, Scudder, which in at least one instance in the past had difficulty complying with clients' demands that it construct a South Africa-free portfolio for them. The case of Michigan State University is instructive. In 1978, the Board of Trustees of Michigan State, who are elected by the state's voters, decided to clear the University's portfolio of South Africa-related stocks. The Trustees instructed the University's portfolio manager, Scudder, to divest. However, Scudder reportedly had difficulty abiding by the South Africa-free guidelines, either because...
...public, by offering explanations of why The Name of the Rose was such a hit with unsophisticated readers." Says Professor Eco: "I gave them back their fear and trembling in the face of sex, unknown languages, difficulties of thought, [and] mysteries of political life." He need the book to "construct the reader," leading even the lesser read into the patterns of thought of medieval scholastics. The Name of the Rose, Eco suggests, was not a sellout of academic reserve but a combination of scholarly work with the appearance of what the public wants. The Name of the Rose promised...
Facing 40,000 roaring youths at a Caracas stadium last week, Pope John Paul II asked, "Will Venezuela's youth have the valor to be true Christians?" The crowd shouted, "Si." "And will they have the valor to construct a more just society?" Again a thundering "Si." "More fraternal and more peaceful?" Once more a booming affirmation...