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Furthermore, Turk's simplistic dismissal of the bells as "discordant," "incomplete and out-of-tune," "distorted" and "intrinsically flawed" is simply incorrect. The bells have been tuned and are in harmony with the Eastern scale--which places them at odds with our Western eight-tone scale. This is likely the source of Turk's misconceptions about the sounds of the bells peal forth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Those Splendiferous Lowell Bells | 2/29/1992 | See Source »

Rather than feeling pride, Choi is furious that his life was a concoction of parental aspirations and that people dismiss his struggles as a relic of a politically incorrect stereotype. In one sweep, he accepts a negative stereotype for all Asian-Americans based upon his own struggles. It is not the stereotype of Asians being pre-meds being grade-grubbing, socially inept anal warts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Choi Misrepresents Asian-Americans | 2/15/1992 | See Source »

...personal passion. That he chose to join a "slew of clubs and activities" merely to pad his Harvard application belies his self-interest and does not represent his race. It is this view of Asian-Americans lacking passion and independent thought that I find most repugnant and incorrect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Choi Misrepresents Asian-Americans | 2/15/1992 | See Source »

Kahlenberg, who complains about nearly every professor who taught him, clearly had some bizarre notions of the reality he was to uncover upon entering HLS. Perhaps he had visions of Florence Nightingale and Mother Theresa seated in front of his Torts class, welcoming incorrect or inane responses with a warm smile and a cookie. Well, he ended up with teachers with names like Areeda and Nesson and Minow. Next time check the faculty list before applying...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Whiner of the Week | 2/6/1992 | See Source »

With one politically correct assertion, she chucked the struggle of my life into the garbage heap of politically incorrect generalizations...

Author: By Daniel Choi, | Title: Off the Beaten Track | 2/5/1992 | See Source »

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