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...caliber recruits and respect from national pundits won’t come simply by beating upon New Havenites and suburban-dwelling Jersey Tigers. It will come from beating the likes of UCLA, UC Santa Clara, Wake Forest, and SMU, perpetual national powerhouses of the soccer scene...
...course, Harvard’s administrators should try to respect student opinions—it would be impossible for the College to accomplish its mission of fostering academic and personal growth if faculty and administration failed to respond to any student concerns. But when administrators make unpopular decisions, it is foolish to complain of student “rights” being violated: Such rights never existed in the first place. The idea that a student must approve of all decisions made regarding his welfare is a fallacy born of a lifetime’s exposure to a culture that...
...frontal attacks play well in Colombia, where his popularity - consistently over 60% - is the envy of many other world leaders. But on the international front, especially in the United States, his rants fuel the concerns of many who doubt Uribe's commitment to the rule of law and his respect for an independent media and judiciary. Democrats in the U.S. Congress are withholding approval of a free trade agreement with Colombia until they see marked advances in human rights and the prosecution of paramilitary leaders. Uribe's tantrums are unlikely to convince them otherwise...
...There is certainly a place for feedback and criticism of University Hall’s substantive decisions. For example, I disagree with the way that the Reserve Officer Training Corps has been thrown off campus without respect for the individuals who make the honorable sacrifice to serve and protect us all in the military. However, I made these complaints to President Faust at a meeting she had with the Undergraduate Council last spring, which was open to all undergraduates at Harvard, and not during her installation ceremony...
...While we should all work for a better Harvard, we should do so with respect for those who have brought us this far. Stop complaining about “limitations imposed from above” and start working cooperatively with the university to improve student life. Petersen’s speech at President Faust’s installation was an instance of using the wrong methods at the wrong place during the wrong time...