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Engendering a distinct character in each house, however, was an important goal of the house system's creators. The houses were modelled after the Cambridge and Oxford colleges...
...pleasures of reading Lemann lie in her sure characterization and limpid style. If she has heard of Freud, she keeps it to herself. Her people, whether brisk and dignified or drunk and disorderly, are presented as distinct personalities whose actions, however odd, are inevitable and to be accepted. Little Al, age three, is impossibly wise. Margaret, from Memphis, is more than disorderly and is locked up regularly. But she is also "a glamour girl and old-style Southern belle." When the vignettes threaten to stretch credibility, Lemann unerringly interweaves a little writing just for its own sake, perhaps a nature...
...minorities and its portrayal of the Foundation {"Crimson Misrepresented the Harvard Foundation"). I read Counter's letter and agree with some, but not all of his criticisms. Specifically, I did agree with most of the criticisms about The Crimson, but not of the comments made linking The Crimson with distinct groups on campus, namely Hillel...
Still, proponents of the status quo are often successful at exploiting people's trust in the ideals of objectivity and justice. The words are misleading and prevent real understanding and compromise between two distinct but not incompatible agendas--"his" and "here...
...Allen Counter's position as director of the Harvard Foundation. Crimson coverage has been a problem of grave concern to us for a long time, but in light of recent controversies on campus regarding minority affairs, we confront the editors and staff of The Crimson with a few distinct examples representative of a larger problem which we demand that you address. We hope that this will be the first step in bringing about constructive change...