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...collective future.There is, however, an alternative, whose viability has become blissfully clear in the past week. Blessed with insight, experience, and a steadfast commitment to efficiency and democratic governance, Harvard’s administrative messiah comes replete with the self-confidence of Lawrence H. Summers, the verbosity of Derek C. Bok, and the grace-under-fire of Nathan M. Pusey ’28.Drew G. Faust should use this afternoon’s installation ceremony to prove her fealty to this university once and for all, by resigning the presidency. Harvard’s trustees should waste no time...
...about a minute I experience indie bliss. But then that damn Oujia board takes hold and the lyrics goes careening off in the wrong direction while we’re left with some flute solo or a heavy metal interlude. Very few songs can survive such abrupt transitions (Derek and the Dominoes’ “Layla” being one obvious exception) and this bipolarity often comes off as cliché. At times on “Widow City,” the Furnaces seem to remember that being original doesn’t need...
Despite providing inspiration through their own speeches, Rudenstine and former president Derek C. Bok both said this week that they were careful not to foist any advice upon Faust...
...University President Drew G. Faust has her work cut out for her to match the eloquence of those 11-year-olds. Behind Faust, on the steps of Memorial Church, will sit the last three men to speak on this occasion: Summers, in 2001; Neil L. Rudenstine, in 1991; and Derek C. Bok, in 1971. Each brought his own style and purpose to the inaugural stage, melding his vision for the institution with the weight of Harvard’s history and the tensions of the moment...
...Officer Training Corps (ROTC). At the request of Harvard cadets, Faust agreed to allow seven students from the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force to lead the closing procession in Harvard Yard in a flag-bearing ceremony known as a color guard. In June, Faust and then-Interim President Derek C. Bok drew fire from The Wall Street Journal for not attending the annual ROTC commissioning ceremony. Both Faust and Bok said they were unable to attend the event due to prior commitments. Faust was not available for comment yesterday. Daniel K. Bilotti ’09, an Army cadet...