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Examples of this attitude are everywhere. There were quite a few of members of the class of 2000 who had not quite gotten around to dropping their advanced standing in the "special senior section" of the seating for Nelson Mandela's speech. In fact, a lot of the student proponents for advanced standing hold it up as the perfect way of beating the system--one convenient piece of paper good for better odds in Core lotteries, improved housing assignments and a raft of other benefits only sketchily associated with its actual academic function...
...special convocation to honor Nelson Mandela was a tremendously powerful and unforgettable event. President Mandela credited the University with contributing to South African anti-apartheid and democratic movements in the way that Harvard does best--through educational excellence and opportunity...
...beneficiaries of the University's economic growth. President Mandela's visit should remind us, however, that as long as Harvard continues to invest in irresponsible companies such as Shell, the University cannot be wholy committed to its principles of individual freedom and opportunity. Responsible investment will give future students cause to be proud of Harvard's role in the global economy...
More students showed up to see Nelson Mandela on September 18 than would have shown up to see Gerhard Schroder, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton together. Why? Because Mandela represents an archetype of one who is committed to truth and who is willing to sacrifice himself for justice, while these "ordinary guys" would be hard-pressed to spell "justice" before taking a poll. The irony of the special convocation two weeks ago is that Mandela seemed like an artifact receiving his honorary degree--a romantic afterthought in an age that has forgotten that men like him exist...
...Mandela and Jiang remind us of a simple fact: When we do grow old, there will indeed be thousands of people scattered around the world who will have met us, whose lives we will have touched, for whom our own lives have been either a blessing or a curse. They may never meet one another, but they are our legacy; it is they who will beat their way in to protest against us or to cheer for us or to award us their honorary degrees. Because they remind us of this fact, we are privileged to have famous people join...