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Instead, for more than two hours, the mesmerized chimps hover around us, drawing to within a few arm lengths. I am flabbergasted. Wild chimps do not react this way to humans in any other part of the African rain forest. But this is no ordinary meeting of fellow primates. For the chimps surrounding us, seeing humans amounts to an ape version of Close Encounters of the Third Kind...
Those allergic to pollen are only the most numerous group in a much broader class of people who react badly to invisible tormentors usually in the air. In a sense, hay fever sufferers are among the lucky ones, since they have at least some idea of what is bothering them, how to minimize the problem and when it will stop. Millions of others are vulnerable all year round and unexpectedly come down with a dismaying variety of symptoms. They swell up, - break out in hives and blisters, develop eczema or upset stomachs, and have breathing difficulties. After the initial reaction...
HARVARD is not shy about extolling the virtues of a diverse community. But while the University is relatively free of outright bigotry, there should be more of an institutional commitment both to react to crises and to work actively to remedy the problems of living in a community of difference. As one student said, "putting people together without getting their mentalities ready to be put together" is not effective in achieving racial harmony. There is a commitment to diversity in numbers, but not diversification of outlook and attitudes...
Other law-enforcement units were also slow to react. Though California Governor Pete Wilson deployed about 2,000 National Guard troops on Wednesday evening, it took almost 24 hours for the extra men to reach the streets. They were followed by hundreds of California highway patrolmen on loan from other parts of the state. By the time President Bush dispatched 4,500 federal troops to the area at week's end, the violence had largely abated...
According to one community source, commanding officers were allegedly told at a preverdict meeting not to react too quickly to disturbances. Sources speculate that the order may have been given because of concern that a heavy police presence too soon would provoke even more unrest...