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Finally, I am glad that Mr. Hsia's editorial was printed because it brought into the open some of the ignorance that concerns minorities and minority organizations. Harvard is a place where we can all learn from each other. Moreover, the assembly of minority groups should not be seen as a threat or a desire to be separatist. In a community of such diversity, minorities sometimes need to make associations with people of the same minority background for cultural, social, political, or whatever reason and their right to make these associations should be respected and admired. Mecca J. Nelson...
Ueberroth's predecessor, Bowie Kuhn, banished Detroit pitcher Denny McLain for half a year in 1970 for financing a betting shop. In 1979 and in 1983 Kuhn politely ordered casino glad-handers Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle to stay away from baseball until they quit playing golf with gamblers. To much applause, Ueberroth rescinded that ban four years ago. In the last week of his tenure (Giamatti takes office April 1), the Rose affair may make him wonder if that was such a great signal...
Finally, I am glad that Mr. Hsia's editorial was printed because it brought into the open some of the ignorance that concerns minorities and minority organizations. Harvard is a place where we can all learn from each other. Moreover, the assembly of minority groups should not be seen as a threat or a desire to be separatist. In a community of such diversity, minorities sometimes need to make associations with people of the same minority background for cultural, social, political, or whatever reason and their right to make these associations should be respected and admired. Mecca J. Nelson...
...would depend on where they were living, how much time they were able to spend with their children and how good the nearest schools were. "If I were in the same situation as my parents," Reed says, "I would definitely teach them on my own. I am glad I was homeschooled...
...father pushed me really hard," Hughes says. "I'm glad that he did to a point, but it's been pretty tough. I almost quit hockey a couple of times because he pushed me so hard. But I think learning to handle it helped me to deal with pressure, so now I'm not afraid of pressure situations...