Word: scholarships
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...named Solomon Perel (Marco Hofschneider). His parents send him away from home, hoping that as a free agent living by his wits, he can escape Nazi persecution. Captured first by Russians, then by a company of German soldiers, he becomes an accidental battlefield hero. His reward is a scholarship to an elite Hitler Youth school, where every shower is a threat: circumcision was a death warrant in Hitler's Germany. There is comedy and suspense in his story, shrewdness and innocence in his well-played character, irony and sadness in his situation, which keeps him always isolated in a crowd...
Fourth: Dear Richard A. Primus '92 (an editor of The Crimson and a recent Rhodes scholarship recipient...
Richard A. Primus '92, a Crimson editor, is a Social Studies concentrator. His senior thesis deals with the history of conflict between Zionist and anti-Zionist ideologies. He would hate it if we mentioned that he just won a Rhodes scholarship...
Some say Harvard's need-based aid excludes too many middle class families who cannot afford Harvard. In that case, the question should be how can we make Harvard affordable for all qualified students, not just those who happen to be affiliated with ROTC. However beneficial the scholarships are for those who qualify, are we willing, in good conscience, to accept scholarship money that is denied to certain Harvard students out of pure bigotry...
Finally, some say Harvard's rejection of ROTC scholarship money would be mostly symbolic, lacking any real power to change the military's policy. Given that many colleges and universities often follow Harvard's lead, however, we think the move could snowball...