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Just because The Crimson is protected by the right to free speech does not mean that it should not be held morally responsible for printing cartoons, such as “Cultural Stoichiometry,” (comic strip, Mar. 13) that are not only blatantly unfunny but also offensive and stigmatizing of grave mental health issues. In its depiction of a thesis writer who has hanged himself, presumably due to the stress caused by his impending deadline, the cartoon trivializes suicide and contributes to the casual attitude toward mental illness that is all too widely held in our society. Every...
...recent article by Daniel Wenger (“The Rhodes and Harvard: Opportunity, Not Obligation,” op-ed, Mar. 16) discussed the complaints of two Harvard Rhodes Scholars. As someone who has taught at Oxford as a visiting professor twice in the past three years (and will again next year), I have to admit that some of the criticisms the students make about Oxford are accurate. If one is in a hurry to advance to a graduate degree, Oxford may not be the best choice. But that is not what the Rhodes experience should be about. Oxford, however...
...latest sleight-of-foot stunt is a dance-and-music (no dialogue) version of Edward Scissorhands , wowing them at the Brooklyn Academy of Music through Mar. 31, before moving on to Toronto, St. Paul, Denver and Seattle next month...
...Europe Tightens Its Belt Re "Is the Good Life Out of Reach?" [Mar. 5], about the effect of a common currency on the cost of living in the European Union: Peter Gumbel made no mention of Britain, an E.U. country that has spurned the euro and kept its pound sterling. Wouldn't a comparison of economic conditions in Britain and those in other E.U. nations tell us something about whether the common currency is to blame for some of the ills mentioned? Alan Campbell, Cape Town, South Africa...
...editors: The Mar. 12 article “Students Pressure Harvard to Divest” (news) provided a good profile of our Harvard Darfur Action Group (HDAG) campaign in its aims and momentum. We want to clarify how our position would affect Harvard’s various investments, however, which was not stated in the article. Our targeted divestment plan asks Harvard to divest only where reasonable alternatives with similar risk and returns currently exist. This includes: direct securities holdings (there are other Chinese and Malaysian oil companies who do not do business with the Sudanese government), exchange-traded fund...