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...memory loop.” The framework of this generic rechristening helps Lelyveld avoid some of memoir’s more obvious traps, self-indulgence among them, but it is fundamentally less than honest: “Omaha Blues” is still a memoir, and only a fair one at that...
...have to say, so far he’s doing a reasonable job from what I’ve seen. I know him—I got to know the Attorney General reasonably well because I was on the [Senate] Judiciary Committee and I interacted with him a fair amount about judges when he was in the White House. I always found him to be smart and trustworthy in my interaction with him. My problem with him is he was directly connected to the abuse issue and was very involved in the administration’s dealings with torture...
...fair, we realize that many complex issues will be involved in extending dining hall hours—most of which are labor issues that will have to be worked out with employee unions. We are thus limited to commenting on student demand, not the particulars of how a plan should be implemented. It is up to the UC and HUDS need to find the right people to come up with a feasible and cost-efficient plan that responds to clear student demand for extended hours...
...some, however, this impressive biography still doesn’t make John Lithgow as satisfying a speaker as Kofi Annan or another powerful political luminary. Fair enough. But unless the role of a Commencement speaker is merely to provide another name for Harvard students to reference in passing to their peers—and it is not—we are sure Lithgow will be a fine speaker. While speeches full of pleasantries and generalizations from well-known politicians may be the only thing that can excite some students and parents, we expect the special flair that Lithgow, a professional...
After Springfest’s daytime fair, which traditionally includes a barbecue, rides, bands, and student-run booths, the UC plans to host a student-only event from...