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...admittance of Native Americans to the College appears to be a bright spot in Harvard's history. But we should not let this instance of inclusion overshadow the University's long history of exclusion. As Native American Program director Lorie Graham said, "The plaque is just a small piece of the story that needs to be told." Building a monument to Native American alumni is a good first step, but we've only just begun...
...political label. His endorsement of Bob Dole, said Buchanan, will hinge on the GOP platform, the tone of convention speakers and the choice of a pro-life Republican vice-presidential nominee. If the Dole camp does not secure an endorsement from Buchanan before the convention, he may try to overshadow the less theatrical GOP presidential nominee by leading a delegate protest, and may well damage his party in the process, says TIME's John Dickerson. "Buchanan alone in a hotel room can put on a better show than the GOP," says Dickerson. "What Dole and the Republicans don't want...
...medal ceremony, cradling her in his arms as the crowd gave her a standing ovation. "We didn't want to march out without Kerri," said her teammate Amanda Borden. "We kept telling her, we couldn't have done it without her." Strug's gutsy performance should not overshadow the brilliant display by Moceanu and Dominique Dawes, who posted strong score across the board. Or Shannon Miller, who added her first gold to her five medals won in Barcelona. Or Jaycie Phillips, Amy Chow and Borden who rounded the gold medal team. "This was a team of ultimate individuals," Bela Karolyi...
...course, Reinhard's accomplishments on the softball diamond tend to overshadow a solid basketball career. A role player behind such talents as Tammy Butler '95, senior Elizabeth Proudfit and sophomore Allison Feaster, Reinhard was nevertheless twice named Harvard's Defensive Player of the Year and led the Crimson in three-point shooting during her senior season. In the final game of her basketball career, Reinhard drained five of Harvard's record-setting 16 three-pointers to finish the contest with 15 points...
...that ends the promising lives of babies, replaces fists with exploding bullets and kills for a pair of sneakers. Congratulations, naturally, to any police force that can bring down the number of violent crimes that occur. But the fact that fewer crimes are happening in a community should not overshadow the true tragedy: that these crimes occur at all. DANIEL CRONIN New York City Via E-mail...