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...more issues I could touch upon, but there is only so much space. A disclaimer: Over the years, I have met many wonderful people here and received a good education in many areas. But those accomplishments generally occurred not because of, but in spite of, the Harvard bureaucracy. A modicum of compassion can go a long way at a University and a College this large...
...democracy, public office is not merely a collection of responsibilities. Each office carries a history which demands respect. In order for our nation to remain cohesive, there must be some modicum of respect for the institutions of democracy. Part of the job of office-holders is to act as guardians of institutional integrity, not to exploit government service towards personal ends. Bill Clinton is not our nation's first president and he won't be our last. Through his actions, and those taken by his selected staff, he disrespects the men who have held his office before him and those...
...verdict handed down from the Brooklyn Federal District Court on Monday, Lemerick Nelson Jr., who was acquitted of the murder of Rosenbaum in 1992, was found guilty of violating Rosenbaum's civil rights, giving the Rosenbaum family and the Jewish community some modicum of justice, however late. Nelson's co-defendant in the federal trial, who was not charged in 1992, had apparently called upon other blacks to "get Jews...
...beyond help. But if you're one of the many who's read a work or two by Ayn Rand and is intrigued by her "philosophy," should you spot a poster for an objectivist lecture and choose to attend, please go with a critical mind and a modicum of skepticism because the "lecture" part of their advertisements is a misnomer. Objectivist speakers do not teach; they indoctrinate and propagandize. If you're not careful, you just may be tricked into handing over your money--a real possibility, since selfishness is their credo. (Objectivist Club lectures are the only ones...
...applaud OCS officials' recognizing that students have classes and extracurricular commitments in the afternoons and often cannot make it to the building before the reading room closes at 4:30 p.m. The extra hours may also add a modicum of calm to the reading room during frenzied afternoons, because students will realize that they can come back after dinner to look for more information. And anything that would make the atmosphere less tense in the room where students decide their futures is a positive change. It is about time the College realized that students operate on a much later schedule...