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Although Bundy said he was unsure of the merit of Bush's recent nomination of John G. Tower for secretary of defense, he added that he thinks the choice of Brent Scowcroft as assistant to the president for national security affairs was a good one. Scowcroft now holds the same post Bundy did under President John F. Kennedy...
...what if Harvard produces fewer profit-chewing physicians, some might charge, citing the classic occupation for science majors. That objection has some merit. Yet science concentrations also prepare research doctors, of whom we can never have enough. Science concentrations also make for more broadly informed politicians, lawyers and businessmen, all of whom may have to deal with scientific issues such as the atmosphere and genetics...
...Funding for such student projects can come principally from two sources: the Undergraduate Council or the Office for the Arts. The Office for the Arts, although generally kind and generous, is mostly interested in funding flashy, one-time-event, art projects. Nothing so regular and ordinary, with certifiable artistic merit and benefit to the community as a literary magazine deserves consideration. That is unless you are just starting up, rather than, as in the case of Padan Aram, you have a history of putting out one damn good magazine...
...experience, particularly when half your view of the stage is obscured by other audience members. Packing in an audience to the point of cramped discomfort for such an intimate play is an oversight on the part of the producers and an insult to the members of the cast, who merit the public's support. But if you don't mind craning your neck to catch the one-liners of Simon's hit-and-miss script, make yourself at home at Brighton Beach Memoirs...
...Schmitty, as they call him in Philly, hasn't done much to merit the cheers he's been receiving lately. Last year he hit 12 home runs, drove in 62 runs and hit. 249, 20 points below his career average. He also made 19 errors while playing in only 108 games. If you looked at those stats, you'd never know you were dealing with a three-time MVP, a 10-time Gold Glove winner, and the seventh best home run hitter of all time...