Word: hairs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When Clay Tarver '88 elegantly sweeps his shoulder-length hair back with his hands and gazes silently into the distance, heads turn in the Adams House dining hall. Guitarist, basketball player and social studies major, Tarver is the closest thing to a sex symbol at Harvard...
...After a few more failed attempts, they stumbled on a "cool guy who had never sung before, but who was really into the same kinds of music we were," Tarver says. Kurt Davis, otherwise known as Yukki, performs in a bathrobe, changes the color of his mane of hair every few weeks and drinks two liters of Jolt cola daily...
...Although he admits he may go to film school, he adds he is turned off by the fact that "everyone and his mother wants to go to film school now." For now, Tarver's ideology of cultural activism is at times hidden by his almost sullen silence--and his hair. On first impression, his quiet confidence crosses the line into arrogant rock stardom, and it is difficult to reconcile that image with that of the boy from San Antonio, Texas. Logue--who has lived with Tarver for three years--recalls the first time they met freshman year. "I was sitting...
...surprising that an aura of mystery follows Khalil. Even those close to her realize she has a certain air which sets her apart from other students. "In a way, she's larger than life. You know, very beautiful, long hair, very smart. She's just one of those people," says John H. Lesher '88 of his friend Khalil...
...disputed issue were teacher's choices rather than the teacher's right to choose, there would be no threat to Harvard; after more reflection, better choices might be made. But the argument is that, in essence, ability, like hair color, is inherited and, like hair color, is unworthy of differential privilege. In this light, "education," in the sense of liberating one from prejudice, is agreed to be impossible and attempts to reward merit are rendered corrupt. Hence there is no reason not to ensure "equality of outcomes" for any population, whether of human beings or books...