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...made a good-faith effort to talk to Cantabrigians about their concerns, and it should continue to include residents in the consultative process about development. But to hold up their side of the bargain, Cambridge residents must be open-minded to Harvard’s ideas. They cannot dismiss development proposals out of hand because Harvard has made errors in the past. Suggestions to give away the land to Cambridge for affordable housing or recommendations to move the museum to Allston do not contribute anything to the collaborative process. Harvard owns the property, and the residents should not prevent...
Several other committee members dismiss Yeh’s complaints, pointing to Yeh’s upcoming meeting with Sollors as well as their own unofficial, informal open-door policies as proof of student involvement...
...Since that fateful Tuesday morning, very little attention has been paid to the usual differences between us. We can honor the thousands who have died by maintaining this unity. Let's remember these days the next time we start to fight with one another. If we are able to dismiss our prejudices in the wake of shock and horror, can't we also do so in times of peace? LOU LAMARCA Cleveland, Ohio...
...there, the bell peppers, the radishes, / Local blueberries and blackberries / That will stain our lips and tongues / As if we were freezing to death in the snow.” Though they may seem out of place, the image of our purple-stained lips is too hauntingly accurate to dismiss. So we are forced to find a way of seeing summer berries that has to do with our own freezing to death...
Rushdie has been accused of drawing his female characters in less than three dimension, and it is difficult to dismiss the allegation in this book. The book is dedicated to Rushdie’s new partner, and it largely turns on her fictional alter-ego, Neela, the woman who finally manages to rescue Solanka from his fury. Yet there is something unsatisfying in her portrayal. She is characterized in terms of her beauty, which Rushdie is forced to describe in terms of its (hazardous) effects on her surroundings: arrested traffic, collisions with lamp posts and occasional tears. But the reader...