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Such activities play into Peninsula's characterization of homosexuality as a subversive and power-hungry movement. They detract from positive arguments that might otherwise persuade, particularly since it is the implied homosexual conspiracy that most alarms (and appeals to) those who agree with Peninsula...
Certainly, teachers should have important input into how schools are run. But they do not need more administrative duties to detract them from their true purpose. If this is Weld's idea of improvement, then perhaps his administration should not be leading the way in education reform...
...they shouldn't. Their invitation gives the impression that they support--or at least condone--her opinions. And although I can't imagine that any Harvard students would believe that whites are mutants grafted by Yakub, the remarks of BSA leaders only detract further from the organization's credibility...
...that, however offensive the vandalism of a religious structure, no one was physically injured by the weakening of that structure. It could have been otherwise for the children who were reported to be the first to enter the sukkah the last Saturday morning of Sukkot. Our thanksgiving does not detract from the gravity of the offense. Rather, it is an expression of our reverence for the safety of every child of God and our hope that through conversation and reflection we can grow in our capacity to respect and care for all of creation...
There are other minor inconveniences, such as the lack of bookshelf space and undraped windows, but these don't compare to the major problem with DeWolfe Street and any other overflow housing, which is that they detract from what Harvard so proudly boasts as one of its most positive aspects: the House experience. By living apart from the rest of our house, we miss out on the social experience our peers enjoy. All in all, I am very disappointed to be living DeWolfe. Ezra Perlman...