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While the protests, panels and speeches were peaceful, the deans did learn some new vocabulary during the year, such as the notion of an “amplified silent vigil.” I was least proud of our civility during the controversy over the undergraduate Commencement speaker, during which I heard both American Jews and American Muslims referred to as “those people,” not exactly in the tradition of intercultural understanding that Harvard preaches, or of E Pluribus Unum for that matter. But fortunately there were weeks for discussions to take place; reason...
...Silent Vigil...
...This will be a silent vigil. There is no ceremony planned—this is a reflective time,” said city spokesperson Ini Tomeu...
University President Lawrence H. Summers also lost an opportunity to show a strong commitment to diversity and nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation by remaining essentially silent on this issue. While Summers ultimately endorsed Clark’s decision, he issued no statement expressing his regret at having to comply with these regulations, even though the issue impacted the entire University. His silence is particularly troubling because it shows that while he has been working closely with the military—participating in a recruitment video and expressing his uneasiness with ROTC’s peculiar funding arrangement...
...would be nice if, when the next alert goes out, rousing the public's justifiable outrage and the media's sometimes questionable interest, it might trigger a wider, silent alarm as well--for the kids who can't disappear because they are already lost...