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This argument has some surface validity. People from all political persuasions should be entitled to respect. If Mahtani had made disparaging remarks about Dewey’s mother, I would be the first to object. But Mahtani has been criticized for doing exactly what should be done in an environment of free and open debate. Though his criticism was harsh, it was focused on the idiocy of Dewey’s beliefs, not the integrity of his character. If civility demands that we politely stand complacent while public figures on this campus openly trash a movement for equal rights, then...
...country’s best-known university refer to those who wish to change this unfortunate status quo as tools of the Antichrist. As Harvard students, we have a responsibility to attack bigotry when it rears its head in our community. We might think that we are showing respect to the Harvard community by pulling our punches when fellow students cross the line, but, in reality, we are showing a profound disrespect to a broader community that still faces serious injustice and brutal discrimination...
...last listens.” Every time that I press “play,” and the irresistible piano melody from “We Belong Together” (“Mimi’s” lead single) begins, I lose a little more respect for myself. But by the time the chorus comes around, I am so enraptured by the song’s exquisite pop-craft that not even the thought of my fading masculinity can stir...
...Mimi’s” tracks were as authentically soulful as “Mine Again” and “Circles.” Unfortunately, a majority of the album’s tracks are irredeemably saccharine ballads. The worst offender in this respect is “Joy Ride,” an uninspired torch song in which Carey likens the pleasures of love to, surprise, a joy ride—not exactly the most potent of metaphors. Worse, Carey attempts to overshadow the track’s weak production with an excessively acrobatic vocal performance...
...closely with students to reform the undergraduate curriculum, and we must devote ourselves more assiduously than ever to good teaching and advising. Together, we must work to make Harvard the institution it can and should be—a place of higher learning where critical debate coincides with mutual respect, where moral values triumph over market values, and where transparency replaces secrecy. We have a better chance of accomplishing all of this now that Larry Summers is gone...