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...Brewer storms into their offices with a baseball bat, snarling “You want collateral damage? I’ll give you collateral damage!” before proceeding to dismantle the place. The audience is on the edge of its seat for this one; this is raw passion, unrestrained by bureaucracy or political correctness. He’s doing what we’d all like to do to al-Qaeda and its supporters...
Consider the example of Central Michigan University’s former basketball coach, Keith Dambrot. When Dambrot, who is white, asked his predominantly African-American players for permission to use the word “nigger” (as they did) to denote toughness, heart and passion, they agreed. But when news of Dambrot’s usage got out, the college administration reproached and then fired him. Kennedy thinks that Dumbrot’s usage was ill-advised, but thinks his being fired was too harsh a sentence. Herein lies the contradiction. If racist intent was not apparent...
...course, this wouldn’t be a proper column if I didn’t have a suggestion for whom Summers should pick. Why not choose a person with unparalleled academic credentials, combined with a long history of administrative success? Someone with a passion for interdisciplinary work, for making connections between departments? Someone who has already been called upon to enforce excellence when a certain department was spiraling out of control...
This year’s Patriots were unassuming and businesslike in performance. My father was one of the most humble men I have ever known. I cannot think of a single instance when I can remember him boasting. He was reserved but lived life with a quiet passion for his family. The Pats wanted a Super Bowl. My dad wanted a good life for my mother and me. He worked full time at a job he didn’t particularly enjoy throughout his illness and dialysis treatments. Refusing to quit or go on disability, he persevered through life, never...
...Their passion is modern art, and they donated $25,000 to the Menil Collection, one of the city's contemporary-art museums. They were accumulating edgy contemporary art--not just for themselves but also for Enron's new 40-story Cesar Pelli skyscraper. Lea took charge of the firm's art purchases, which included sculptures by Claes Oldenburg and Martin Puryear. The Fastows had plans to be big givers; they channeled $4.5 million, reaped from a $25,000 investment in one of his deals, to the Fastow Family Foundation...