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...Spec also runs several opinion pieces on the matter. Their staff editorial derides "mob-rule activism." A student calls the protest a threat to free speech. Another, defending the protest, notes that there was violence on both sides. Another rates the riot as a 6, between 1 and 10. And there are letters...
Finally, there is the matter of pride and the tradition itself. Harvard is notorious for thinking of itself as the premier institution of higher education in America, if not the world. Being led by someone who went to some other institution may insult that pride and hit us all in the gut, no matter how wise and learned that new leader might be. At the end of the day, something would not feel right if our president was a Yalie...
...true that tutors were usually young graduates. But they differ from today’s residential tutors in these those tutors were thought qualified to teach a degree as soon as they had completed it. Age also didn’t matter when it came to a tutor’s moral duty, which was to guide students through not only appropriate intellectual but spiritual development...
...Incidents like this would be deeply distressing no matter where they occur. But with similar deadly school intrusions in Wisconsin and Colorado in the past few weeks, many parents worry that this is a growing crisis, even if statistical trends regarding school shootings do not necessarily support the idea that this is a problem on the rise. Perception counts - and the perception of schools as safe havens is eroding with each new incident. Making matters worse for parents is the feeling of helplessness in the face of what's seen as a new threat to their children...
...down the page program now would be tantamount to admitting the House leadership can't protect a few dozen teenagers in its keep from the most egregious types of harm. If that's the case, then why should November voters trust them on, well, just about any other conceivable matter...