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...supplied by the speaker: a distinguished, recognizable figrue who has something suitable to say to a hot and sweaty crowd as another generations representatives leave the dorms and head for the rat race. At Harvard, however, something "a little extra" is desired: a Commencement--and Commencement speaker--par excellence; not just some warm, wise and witty words from the distinguished guest but a pronouncement on some momentous issue, a statement for our times. Stock in this idea rose significantly when, as Bok reminded Reagan, Marshall dropped his Plan on the steps of Mem Church (although no one noticed...
...previous four years with a feeling of satisfaction. Merle M. Bowser made a list right before Commencement of things to do for the rest of her life. First she wanted to buy a piano, then go to Europe. A graduate degree was a lower priority, about on a par with obtaining her own car. And, of course, she would find a husband along the way. "I was happy with my list, and all the things on it worked out," she says. "Only I forgot one thing: a job, something for myself...
Warren Grossman, number four, and Rob Wheeler number five both turned in sub-par performances for the Crimson. Grossman dropped a 6-4, 6-4 decision to Will Baxter, while Wheeler fell, 6-2, 6-3 to Clive Edges...
...seen in the same manner as when whites are killed. I regard this attitude as a cultural conspiracy to kill black people. Whether physically, politically, economically, psychologically or spiritually, the personality of the American culture is antiblack. Black life is not viewed as being on a par with white life...
Sophomore Jon Mosle was the Crimson low man and co-medalist of the match, shooting a 77 on the par-72 course. URI's Pat Horgan and Crusader Bob Sherry turned in identical scores to split the honors three ways...