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What is more troubling here is not the change itself, which might be necessary, but the lack of campus discussion that has greeted the development, which affects not only the future of engineering but also of liberal arts at the College. We may be gaining a first-rate engineering program, but, to put it simply, something is also being lost in the process, and it is a poor calculus that ignores the left side of the ledger...
After college, the future of this undocumented class is even more uncertain. They are dogged by their documentation—or lack thereof—and in many cases are unable to make use of their undergraduate degrees because their employment is prohibited...
...knowledgeable of the facts and circumstances to be able to express an opinion as a consequence of my recusal.” The Harvard Corporation’s senior fellow, James R. Houghton ’58, would later defend Summers’ response—or lack thereof. “Given his recusal, his consequent lack of knowledge of the University’s deliberations on the matter and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ practice of maintaining the confidentiality of its disciplinary procedures, it would be inappropriate for President Summers to pass judgments on these...
...main reasons that we lack the passion of previous generations is the absence of any form of sacrifice; we have not been asked to make one, and if asked, it is uncertain whether a critical mass would be willing to do so. America may strive towards progress, wealth, and prosperity, but we have forgotten what it means to be forced to give up some of that for a greater good...
...arguing for a draft or gas rations, but rather that the lack of these policies belies a larger problem. We think we can do whatever we want. We can have a war and economic prosperity. We can pursue terrorists while driving large gas guzzling cars. Our generation has never been asked to make a tough choice, a sacrifice, or a compromise...