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...When you consider what those of us here in this Yard have been given??in talent, privilege, and opportunity—there is almost no limit to what the world has a right to expect from us,” Gates said. “And with that awareness, you likely also have an informed conscience that will torment you if you abandon these people whose lives you could change with very little effort. You have more than we had; you must start sooner, and carry on longer.” The gauntlet had been thrown down...
...Ahmadinejad’s response to a question about Iran’s treatment of women, for instance, was typical. Instead of addressing the point, he went off on a tangent saying that “in Iran, every family who’s given a girl is given??in every Iranian family who has a girl, they’re 10 times happier than having a son…women are more respected than men are.” Even more telling was his discourse on Iran’s treatment of gays. A clown cowering behind...
...requests for a deep and meaningful partnership between Harvard and our community fall on deaf ears. But Bill Gates must have had something different in mind when he told the Harvard family, “When you consider what those of us here in this Yard have been given??in talent, privilege, and opportunity—there is almost no limit to what the world has a right to expect from...
...Right,” but they are often “Mr. Right Now.” Right now Harvard needs reform conducted with a firm, but gentle touch. To that end, we hope that Faust is able to shed the labels she has been given??“the woman president,” “the anti-Summers,” “the Radcliffe dean”—and establish a presence and presidency fully her own. In that endeavor, we wish her the best of luck...
...their UC allocations are so much higher—the tradition of granting Dudley House half of the other Houses’ share ought to end. The UC’s decision to grant Dudley House $2,250—half of what other undergraduate houses are given??is financially irresponsible and logically nonsensical...