Word: morale
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dominant idea that the new "pragmatism" is a paradigm shift. University administrators happily contrast the present times with the bad days of the '60s, but does the deafening silence on such issues as affirmative action represent a true philosophical turn to results-oriented social action or rather a moral failure of the campus left...
...after a biological weapon decimates the human race, he gets to chew a whole lot of scenery all by himself. Then he gets to save the planet. Sure, it wears a little thin when you see make-up streaks on the pale-faced night mutants. And the race-relations moral is ham-fisted. But if you're a Heston fan (and CP knows you are), this post-apocalyptic nightmare offers a decent thrill -- and a few chuckles along...
...recent Undergraduate Council resolution to allocate funds to student groups practicing "Random Acts of Kindness" (News, Feb. 17). Perhaps I have misinterpreted the council's mission at Harvard, but my own goat was quite gotten by the idea that the council is here to act as the great moral reward-giver of our community. Should the council wish to contribute funds to more disorganized "acts of kindness" than those practiced spectacularly by PBHA and other organizations, I should think they might still have a well-defined criteria for what those acts entail...
...possibility of bombing also raises moral issues that warrant serious consideration. Iraq is a country in crisis, and its people are in desperate condition despite the protection their rulers might enjoy. Health care facilities have suffered due to sanctions, and the risk of a child under five dying has risen nearly 500 percent in recent times. About 160 children die each day due to food shortages. Bombing such a beleaguered people seems simply inhumane, especially if alternative means are available to accomplish what the U.S. seeks. Unnecessary force is cruel and unconscionable when other policy options are available...
...than teaching, yet the complacent response he gets in announcing his career plans accurately portrays the pathetic short-sightedness of a society that takes quality education for granted while being unwilling to make the necessary human and monetary investments to secure its future. Harvard students, with the creativity and moral courage they demonstrate in class and in public service, have a wonderful opportunity to join a crusade with more important future implications than construction of the next space station or development of the next generation of computer chips. Thanks, Mr. Hahn, for extending the invitation. PAUL HANSON CYNTHIA ROSENBERGER...