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...presence into a free speech issue. But retreating behind a laudable commitment to the First Amendment does not absolve those who showed such poor judgment in the first place of their responsibility to condemn his anti-Semitic statements. To divorce poetry from politics would be to diminish the power of all language. By the same measure, however, the bland reassurances of the English department provide little comfort. Its actions have already lent credibility and prestige to the indefensible, to the point of presenting anti-Semitism as one more “point of view” among many...
...Everybody had an interest in seeing the University do something that would not diminish their credentials,” he said...
Despite his optimism, Nye said he worried that a war in Iraq could diminish executive program enrollment. Newman said she was working on contingency plans to make substitutions for executive programs—like those for foreign officials—that might be particularly impacted...
...quarterback controversy between Rose and Fitzpatrick that emerged earlier this season, Crimson players diminish its significance...
...most inspirational guys on the team,” the tailback has been hampered by a shoulder injury throughout the second half of the season. Sophomore Rodney Byrnes was effective at the tailback position midway through the season but has seen his carries diminish in recent games. Freshman Ryan Tyler looked great against Columbia, rushing for 120 yards in his first varsity start, but he saw only limited action against Penn after hurting his finger...