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...Nations, and now Obama is the first African-American President of the United States. My pride is not because these men are African like me, it's because mankind now sees the folly of racism, and people are judged not by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. Stories like Obama's make people see the greatness of America. America's greatness is not projected when she attacks pariah states which do not threaten her and I am confident that President-elect Obama holds this view. Kodwo Amissah Benyi, LOUIS TRICHARDT, SOUTH AFRICA...
Rattled Americans have found some solace in the news that President-elect Barack Obama is working quickly with congressional Democrats to finalize details of a mammoth stimulus package expected to total between $500 billion and $700 billion. Europeans have been less lucky. So far, they've had to content themselves with a patchwork of national recovery plans frequently at odds with one another. A European Union-wide program, if leaders can even agree on one, is likely to be worth a comparatively anemic $130 billion...
...upon their pupils a basic body of knowledge and set of skills, those deemed most useful and conducive to success at university. But colleges—at least the elite “liberal arts” colleges like Harvard—recognize no such duty to ensure the content if not the quality of their programs. Employers value liberal-arts graduates, by and large, not for their knowledge but for their intellect—guaranteed by selective admissions criteria. And the allure of places like Harvard, to most aspiring high-schoolers, is not so much the quality...
...Unless Harvard is content to allow its liberal tradition to become either merely a ticket for some to wealth and fame, or a babysitter for the aimless academic and social pursuits of young adulthood, it must seriously reconsider its educational role...
...focus turns to tomorrow’s second-round game against No. 8 South Florida.“Reality is that we haven’t accomplished anything substantial yet,” Sager said.His coach could not agree more. “No one’s content yet,” Clark said. “We think we can play for a few more weeks.”—Staff writer Jay M. Cohen can be reached at jaycohen@fas.harvard.edu...