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...those outraged by The Satanic Verses have ever seen it, much less opened it. Their fury, and the timorousness of government officials fearing violent uproars, has been prompted by one accusation: that the novel contains a blasphemous portrait of the Prophet Muhammad and thus amounts to a terrible insult to Islam. The plain, simple truth is that the novel does nothing of the sort, but only those who consent to read the thing will discover this for themselves...
Obviously, some groups detest the idea of giving up any choice at all. Freshmen, opposed to a change that directly affects them, reacted vehemently, as more than 1000 of them petitioned for a review of the plan. Withholding lottery numbers only adds insult to injury, removing the last vestige of self-determination and information left freshmen. Regrettably, the Undergraduate Council also opted for the shorter-sighted goal of preserving choice at all costs in the face of self-perpetuating stereotypes of houses that, like it or not, shape students' residential life...
Swimsuit issues insult the admirable qualities of athletics that enable these magazines to survive in the first place. They equate the appeals of athletics with junior-high titillation...
...tears us apart and strengthens the Arabs. Only a political solution will save us from this insult...
...students talented in areas outside the classroom, beyond the academic excellence of each. However, talent in only one area is not enough to justify admission. No applicant, athlete or not, who lacks scholarly ability is admitted to Harvard College. Implying anything to the contrary is not only an insult to Han's fellow students, but also to the Athletic and Admissions Departments alike...