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...Divestment would be inconsistent because apartheid may be no worse than other systems of oppression, and countless immoral regimes could warrant comparable if impractical action. Singling out South Africa for divestment would be inconsistent, arbitrary, and opportunistic, undermining Harvard's global credibility and entangling it in a web of logical ramifications. Moreover, divestment would be inconsistent--even hypocritical--as long as Harvard and members of its community accept contributions, products, and employment from corporations with ties to South Africa...
...goes without saying that the president's most recent, extraordinary measures accord South Africa a unique place on the University's economic and political agendas. For the first time, Bok seems unabashedly unhindered by the fact that countless other suffering peoples could also benefit from Harvard's assistance. Whether Bok has opened a humanitarian Pandora's box has yet to be determined. Clearly, he has broken the paralytic grip that constrained him in the face of daunting moral challenges...
During his four years at Harvard, Kenneth E. Reeves '72 spent two summers and countless school-year afternoons working with kids at the low-income housing project at Dorchester's Columbia Point...
Last spring, the Harvard women's volleyball team set out on a quest for a new coach. The spikers advertised, made countless phone calls and contacted almost everyone connected with the Eastern volleyball establishment...
During his four years at Harvard, Kenneth E. Reeves '72 spent two summers and countless school-year afternoons working with kids at the low-income housing project at Dorchester's Columbia Point...