Word: cucci
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Evan Pearce '96 (formerly known as Evan P. Cucci) has invested the $60 he recently regained in high-risk derivatives...
Before proceeding, I would like to put my remarks in context. My differences with Cucci and Yoon represent legitimate differences in our conceptions of what campus opinion writing should...
...editorial, Cucci calls on opinion-makers to "make points and counter-points based on reason," to discuss what is being said--rather than to attack who happens to be saying it. "[I]nsult and accusations usually do not really advance one's position. Instead, such hostility alienates friends and foes alike," Cucci writes...
...from the author of "Developing the Student Body." This editorial about physical education began with this ever-so tactful line: "There are too many fat students at Harvard." It is difficult to think of a better example of a line designed to incite or upset the students body. Clearly Cucci does not live up to his own code...
Perhaps this is a good thing, because Cucci's set of rules ignores several basic facts. First, ad hominem attacks have been, and always will be, a part of human discourse. Cucci's idealistic vision of a community of scholars who make amazing arguments based on reason and never let personality come between them is nothing more than an impossible dream. We could turn Cucci's argument into a very good Beatles song, however; "Imagine all the students/Talking about issues in peace...