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Another off-the-cuff Peres remark elicitedoutright guffaws from audience members...
Mansfield's comments typically seem casual and off-the-cuff, but they are clearly calculated to generate the most adamant and angry response possible (either that or he's just dump, and compelling as this possibility seems, it's unlikely). It is sad that, as part of a minority of conservatives on campus, he does not take more seriously his self-proclaimed responsibility to contribute meaningfully to intelligent discussion at Harvard...
...response, orchestras are busy innovating. The New York Philharmonic, invigorated under the new leadership of managing director Deborah Borda and conductor Kurt Masur, recently instituted a series of informal Rush Hour Concerts, which begin at 6:45 p.m. and feature off-the-cuff commentary from the podium before each piece. The New York musicians also open up the stage to local schoolchildren, encouraging them to try out the instruments, as do players in Baltimore and elsewhere. "It is wonderful to interact with the kids and to see my colleagues do something from the heart," says Baltimore flutist Mark Sparks...
...general, she stays away from irony, since humor has to watch its step in politics, avoiding off-the-cuff repartee that can look bad when repeated. Her whimsy runs more to lip-synching Baby, I Need Your Loving and giving a tour of the White House the way Alistair Cooke might guide visitors around Windsor Castle. Her style with her personal staff is collegial, and she doesn't stand on ceremony. Says her chief of staff, Maggie Williams: "If the top person isn't around when Hillary has something to go over, she is ready to do business with...
Mansfield seemingly off-the-cuff comment was hardly tactful. If, as it now appears, his intention was to question the validity of affirmative action, there were better ways. Many better ways. Mansfield could have written a piece for a campus publication outlining his questions about or opposition to affirmative action. Or he could have done so in an interview...