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...Marlyn McGrath Lewis in an email. “And we are interested in other kinds of distinction, such a record of support for good works of all kinds.”Of course, this makes sense. Harvard hasn’t gained its reputation by admitting untalented and heartless souls.Nevertheless, Lewis added:“When it comes to evaluating applicants to the College of course a fundamental consideration is the academic match, as indicated by academic achievement in the past.”Ay, there’s the rub.For all of Cheek’s fame, intrigue...
...arrested for blocking the entrance of the Capitol, but felt it was a small price to pay to try to convince politicians that the budget is a moral document, and that it is immoral to cut programs that are meant to help the poor. This bill is so heartless that after it becomes law, disabled children from impoverished families will not be able to receive crutches...
...prizewinning novelist Richard Russo (Empire Falls) and two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer, Places in the Heart). They smoothed out and sped up the book's curlicue plot, ratcheted down the raunch, added a couple of drama-class monologues and sweetened the book's rather heartless surprise ending...
...contributions, Harvard is already making a statement, loud and clear, that it is part of the national and the international community. Any extra money on the side will hurt Harvard more than it will help those in need.It is impossible to defeat every counterargument to my proposal without seeming heartless. Every student, including me, would forfeit $3 million for a pub in Loker Commons to save five thousand lives in Niger, if it were that simple. The point, however, is that Harvard’s contribution, even $250,000 of it, is a drop in the bucket compared to both...
...mail explicitly instructed students NOT (in capital letters) to attempt to assist their disabled peers in the event of an emergency. Immediately after the directive was disseminated, House e-mail lists lit up with students alternately deeming the policy immoral and necessary. On its face, the policy may seem heartless. But it is the best way for Harvard as an institution to ensure the safety of its students and protect itself from liability. Policy or no policy, students will always make their own individual choices depending on the situation. The directive is clearly extremely unfortunate, but it also has legitimate...