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...Harvard to accommodate every possible viewpoint. Possible examples are when a speaker professes racial hatred, when the premise of the discussion is unfounded or irrelevant, or when the sponsors of the debate want to hold it at Harvard to lend credibility to their own political agenda, not to enlighten or instruct...
Such situations were usually just hilarious, and I enjoyed the chance to enlighten friends about the fact that Texas joined the Union back in the 19th century and that, yes, indeed, most people have indoor plumbing. What was trying was when people would give me grief about dressing "Southern" or about eating picante sauce with just about every kind of food...
...response to Jennifer Griffin's article entitled "Black Fraternities and Sororities: Maintaining an Identity or Being Separatist?", we, the members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, feel compelled to further enlighten your readers on the nature and aims of our organization. In particular, we strongly believe that Ms. Griffin's article acutely characterizes the misnomers which have accompanied us since the Fraternity's inception in 1911. Nevertheless, we think that her work will emerge a positive one for both the University and the Fraternity, for finally we are able to at least partially present our views and objectives. Thus...
Maybe the general Boston area is still too distant for Bok. Does an ethical education include concern for the community right outside Harvard--that is, the 90,000 residents of Cambridge? If so, maybe Bok could enlighten his students about the need for the new hotel that will destroy the Harvard Square Gulf station--an old-fashioned, unimposing building that advertises itself as "the last parking garage before Harvard Square." Of course, he delayed enlightening the tenants themselves, who guessed Harvard's plans only by hearing rumors and seeing trucks...
Unfortunately, Flynt did not enlighten the court as to why he felt it important to exercise that right. One could suppose it might have something to do with the unholy evil of his black, black soul. But that's just a guess...