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...Kirby suggests, it will need no figurehead. Although the impulse to wait for a new dean before completing the curricular review—presumably in order to allow the new dean to somehow put his or her mark on the project—seems reasonable at first glance, we fail to see the impact such a new dean could (or should) have on the review. The curricular review is already in its late stages. Two-plus years of careful synthesis of ideas have yielded generally reasonable, if not laudable, proposals. At this point, the project needs debate and voting...
...reaction of the Muslim world to the now infamous Muhammad cartoons continues [Feb. 20]. It is clear that reason will never play a role in that. Zealots and moderate Muslims alike continue to denounce the cartoons as an attack on Islam. What they fail to realize is that a handful of cartoons intended to be published only once is not a war. The horrible irony is that the real war--the terrorists' war--is not just a war against the West. In the end, the majority of victims will be Muslims killed by Muslims...
...Harvard Yard must first and foremost be an academic one.Yes, Cheek is probably an intelligent and conscientious human being. But in a place where high school superstars come to fade, it is very likely that an individual who has not been in school for almost a decade might well fail to keep up.And here, someone will insert the counterargument that Harvard does make exceptions for some of its student-athletes. Point taken—but only with a grain of salt.Firstly, student-athletes sporting Crimson have, just like their classmates, weathered their share of Advanced Placement tests and SAT tests...
...making a determined effort at the negotiating table, the United States can, with the support of its allies, finally avoid sliding back into the preliminary rounds of negotiation, in which the North Koreans simply play shell games while continuing to develop nuclear weapons. And if these genuine efforts should fail, the US would then have a legitimate reason to reconsider regime change...
...likely affect all undergraduates’ course requirements. The approaching departures of both Kirby and Summers have cast into doubt the curricular review’s future. Finally scheduled for a vote this semester by the Facutly of Arts and Sciences, the prospect of the review’s failing because of departing leaders is distressing. But student involvement could greatly increase its likelihood of passage.Fortunately, there has been a flurry of student activism focused on reviving debate on the curricular review. An online petition to save the review began to circulate late last week, and the Undergraduate Council rushed...