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...word letter defended Summers’ controversial response at the Feb. 7 meeting.“Given President Summers’ recusal, it would not be appropriate for him to pass judgment on the matter,” Houghton wrote.But coming the same day that Summers announced his resignation??a decision that, he said, was reached last week—Houghton’s letter was too late to head off the mounting Faculty revolt against Summers.Abernathy, the professor to whom Houghton’s letter was addressed, declined to comment last night. He did release his initial...
...those relieved by Summers’ resignation??by all appearances, a large majority of the Faculty—hope that history will remember this month’s uprising as one for the good of the University...
...think that what set this off was the fact that the president’s staff or confidantes—knowing that Dean Kirby was about to announce his resignation??decided to leak it ahead of time... and thus embarrass the dean” said Peter K. Bol, the Carswell professor of East Asian languages and civilizations. “I think that it was incomprehensible to deny a person the dignity of announcing his own resignation...
...Steve Zissou.” Though thematically similar, the two films diverge greatly in style: Baumbach substitutes nouvelle vague grittiness for Anderson’s zany magical realism. As a result, “Squid” explores the darker elements of family crisis—despair, resentment, and resignation??where “Tenenbaums” was prevented from plumbing too deeply into these emotions by ensemble comedy conventions. This is not to suggest that “Squid” isn’t a tremendously funny film. But its humor is rooted in the intractable...
Some say that further changes—beyond the resignation??are needed to heal the Boston community and restore trust in the Catholic Church...