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...Meanwhile, the steady revelation in scope of America’s systematic employment of “harsh interrogation techniques” (read: torture) has also drawn into relief the high costs of unchecked hegemony. In October, Michael Mukasey replaced the disgraced Alberto Gonzales as United States Attorney General, even as he could offer only equivocation on the subject of waterboarding—the precise opposite of the message American leadership must send to former friends and allies abroad...
...upon hearing of the last have all been publicized, thereby calling attention to the often callous attitude of the Corporation toward students. The fast is reminder that other universities (most recently the University of Michigan), as well as the State of Massachusetts, have altered their investment portfolios and with drawn their support for apartheid without experiencing financial disaster. Fasting also represents fine complement to the alternative gift fund recently started by members of the senior class, a sum to be held in escrow until the University divests. More importantly, however, the students (and Professor of Biology Richard Lewontin...
...decision to criticize "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has drawn praise from students and alumni who believe raising the issue Tuesday is a moral imperative...
...first day of integration, Watson noted in his article, “The only person who resisted actively this morning, trying to seize a paratrooper’s rifle, found himself quickly knocked to the ground, covered with blood, and at the mercy of four soldiers with drawn bayonets...
...battle brewed between the Harvard Law School administration and leaders of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) in the spring and summer of 1982. The two sides had debated their convictions at numerous meetings, and by the close of the year, the lines were drawn...