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...family's return to our country of origin began on a somber note. Barely five hours after we landed in our hometown of Durban, a dinner at a relative's house was interrupted by a phone call. We were told that a woman in the neighborhood had been murdered. A thief had apparently broken into a home a few blocks away, unexpectedly ran into one of the owners of the house, and strangled her. He committed his crime quickly, cleanly. It might have taken place in any of the nearby houses, including the one where I had stayed...
There is no discrimination on the basis ofrace, gender or national origin in the securityguard division of the Harvard police department,according to an 86-page report released thissummer by Vice President and General CounselMargaret H. Marshall...
...sense of immediacy begins before the first word is spoken: the set suggests a much bombed city, its walls daubed with hate slogans. The women are identified chiefly by ethnic origin, and their delegate conclave thus calls to mind a peace conference, both for its noble intent and for the frequent ignoble assertions of personal privilege over public necessity. The most striking relevance comes at the end. In the midst of jubilation, the women acknowledge that the peace will be fleeting while the impulse to war is eternal. Aristophanes would recognize his world in this production. We chillingly recognize ours...
...report detailing the findings of the Choate, Hall & Stewart investigation was released last week by Marshall. The report found that there was no discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, gender or national origin in the security guard unit of the Harvard Police Department...
...case of a Russian guard, who has asked that his name not be used, the report concluded that the guard's history of disciplinary problems made his complaint of discrimination on the basis of his ethnicity and national origin not credible. The guard had accused security supervisor Thomas F. Henaghan of harassing him by making fun of his English and his background and by disciplining him unfairly...