Word: seem
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE in charge here continue to make decisions behind closed mahogany doors. They seem to believe those who pay the bills won't mind as long as they are distracted by a Yale choir singing Slavic folk tunes at a birthday bash where Harvard profs become what Professor of Astronomy and of the History of Science Owen J. Gingerich called, "a song-and-dance team for the alumni...
...friends. Everyone planning to attend Saturday's Stadium Celebration should ask them what's being done to give a real voice in University decision-making to those who aren't middle-aged, pinstriped white men with dark-colored sedans and homes in Belmont or Weston. If the answers seem a bit contrived, alums can express dissatisfaction at annual giving time...
...press coverage deserved? Has Harvard earned the spotlight? It's tough to say, in part because the University has made no effort to use its birthday as an opportunity for introspection. Around campus these days, people seem more concerned about where they're sitting at the Stadium gala than whether Harvard's succeeded in its educational mission. And maybe that's understandable. Why? Because what's happening this week is a party. Hardly plain and simple, but a party nonetheless...
Even Bok expresses disappointment in what has been reported about the anniversary. "A lot of the questions I am getting indicate a distorted and superficial view of what a university is," Bok says. "The stories seem to suggest a monolithic influence at Harvard. It's almost as if Harvard is responsible for the Vietnam War and the Great Society...
Despite an expected crunch during yesterday afternoon's prime registration hours, "the amount did not seem as many as should have come," said Marion R. Briefer, associate for major reunions. "Probably many people are planning to come at the last minute, but because of the security, I'm not confident they'll make it to [the Foundation Day] convocation," Briefer said...