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Despite my reservations, I “marched” to the footbridge: peer pressure is a powerful force. Trying to defend the moral high ground, though, I stood at a little distance from the crowd once we got to the bridge. Also, I wasn’t wearing a T-shirt and would have spoiled the pictures. They stood there in their matching T-shirts, clustered together to have a picture taken, and then broke apart again. They dangled a banner off the footbridge at the boats chuffing by on the Charles. They chanted a little more. And then?...
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...strong statements opposing the appearance of military recruiters on campus; we wish the University would follow up in court and defend its right to issue its own recruitment standards. Those who argue that Harvard ought to stay out of political issues and refrain from putting its moral weight behind causes lose sight of the fact that passive inaction is not the same as neutrality. By allowing “unsound and corrosive public policy” to dictate Harvard’s procedures—and refusing to put up a fight against it—Harvard indeed sends...
...these Harvardian rituals. That said, I will happily add that the chance to indulge in the offerings of complimentary alcoholic splendor presents an almost undeniable obligation to attend—for those amongst the chosen few. As you angrily cast away your hand-written invitation in the name of moral righteousness, just think of the worryingly large majority of people who’ll never enjoy the chance to have a Heineken on the house of Harvard’s heavily endowed. Accept your responsibility and RSVP...
...YEAR AFTER THE RATINGS SHOWED A drop-off in young male viewers of broadcast TV, it's not surprising to see three new shows about teenage boys. More surprising is what the boys are doing: wrestling with moral dilemmas, sorting out their ambitions, making sense of relationships...