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...pieces -- and in his stage plays (Sufficient Carbohydrate), screenplays (Track 29) and novels (Ticket to Ride) -- Potter did see things under the aspect of eternity. Novelist Julian Barnes aptly described him as "a Christian socialist with a running edge of apocalyptic disgust." Christian, yes, in residue. Though Potter gave ecclesiastics the willies with his God play (Son of Man) and his Devil play (Brimstone and Treacle), he could still recite, as meaningfully as if it were a pop standard, the words to an old hymn: "Will there be any stars, any stars in my crown?" Socialist, yes, decrying British mercantilism...
...noted with disgust your front page story, "Kenya Bandits Chase First-Year-to-Be," The Harvard Crimson, April 16, 1994, by Jeffrey N. Gell. This is a typical example of the myopic, ignorant and racist attitude that the Western media often adopts in covering African affairs and to see such being promulgated in your paper makes a statement about the supposedly "educated" lot in North America...
Nonetheless, these "Thinking liberals" disgust me. Don't get me wrong--although I am conservative, I have nothing against thinking. But I greatly prefer the honest liberals who refer to themselves as "bleeding hearts." I respect them for their self-awareness and their sophisticated understanding of how political views are to a large degree socially determined...
...moved to Atlanta out of disgust (my parents soon followed) where I discovered National League baseball and terrible, but dedicated team called the Atlanta Braves. They prized speed, pitching and defense. And they were carefully cultivating a crop in incredible pitchers in Triple...
Residents of the dorm try to make the best of Canaday. During the holiday season, for example, Canaday's windows and doors were decorated with festive lights and ornaments. And although other first-years may look at Canaday with an air disgust, its residents are quite comfortable and cheerful. After all, the spacious suites and the guarantee of having a single as first year student is rather appealing...