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...habits die hard--especially at Harvard. Last month's minor furor surrounding changes in control of the Adams House "Oak Leaf," the weekly house newsletter, proves it. Some went ballistic, others were happy and a third group--maybe a majority--didn't really care. Still, Adamsians' reactions are a gentle sign that the non-ordered-choice lottery system has failed its mission and that the College should move toward full randomization...
Even in Hollywood's so-called innocent so-called Golden Age, movies were objects of public controversy or rejection. In Medved's favorite film year, 1939, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was condemned by many U.S. Senators and editorial writers, and Gone with the Wind stoked a furor with its use of the word damn. Today, other tendencies in Golden Age movies -- the stereotyping of blacks, gays and other minorities -- seem vicious in retrospect. Back then, the middle class was in charge, and they made fun of those below. Now films are a minority pleasure, so the majority...
This stance worried some students and resultedin the creation of the Non-Left Coalition. Theperception that the Law School Council is "tryingto take over the campus," as Perez put it, is alsoresponsible for the furor resulting from thefiling delay and the corresponding possibility oflarge numbers of activist students elected to therepresentative positions...
Despite Epps' rhetoric, though, can studentsexpect real initiative or just another round ofhand-waving until the furor subsides? This fall,Harvard will embark on its second attempt in 15years to develop a coherent approach to improvingcampus race relations...
Despite Epps' rhetoric, though, can studentsexpect real initiative or just another round ofhand-waving until the furor subsides? This fall,Harvard will embark on its second attempt in 15years to develop a coherent approach to improvingcampus race relations...