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...their existence. I often think back to the MLKs of our history—mere mortals who lived in eras of similar, implicit hopelessness—and wonder what our world would look like today if they had given in to those who argued that their fights for freedom were futile. Against such fatalism it is our responsibility to dream and articulate alternatives. I apologize for the perhaps rampant idealism manifest in these words, but here at Harvard there is no excuse for its opposite. We, who are given more opportunities in four years than many will receive...
Carter also said that when a court granted his 1985 petition for a writ of habeas corpus—one of only three granted that year out of 8,500 filed nationwide—it effectively gave him back his freedom. In overturning Carter’s conviction, the court wrote that “the trial had been based completely on racism and not on legal evidence.” Carter, who still carries the original writ in his breast pocket, repeatedly referred to habeas corpus as “the great writ” and said that without...
...which debuted this autumn, to considerable praise: Life Sciences 1a and 1b. The Committee on Advising and Counseling addresses, in the most comprehensive report this Faculty has ever produced on the topic, our severe deficiencies in academic advising and suggests multiple paths to improvement, in the knowledge that greater freedom of choice only underscores the need for strong mentoring and advising...
...paper created fresh air for democracy, fresh air for freedom of speech,” Elbegdorj said...
...dangerous Negros...Who at Harvard wants to expunge you from the record?” Rushing spoke against the war in Iraq and called for social action on issues such as homelessness, healthcare, and gay marriage. “We come to commemorate all who struggled for justice and freedom, we come to commemorate all who are true to their faith,” he said. “Hopefully we have come to commemorate ourselves.” Rushing said he was not originally in favor of a Martin Luther King Day because he feared it would cheapen...