Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this way. In a discussion a year and a half ago, former Lowell House master William H. Bossert '59 described with fondness the days when the House committee would regularly plan parties which most of the residents would attend. He attributed the declining role of the House in Harvard social life to the raising of the drinking age in the 1980s, which forced weekend activities off campus to bars in the Square and the final clubs. I think part of the demise of the House is explained by the astronomical rise in the number of student organizations in recent decades...
...grades 4, 8 and 10. Still in the "tryout stage," according to the Massachusetts Department of Education, the test initially contained math, science and technology portions. Last April, the Board of Education added a combined English and language arts portion, including a writing section, and a history and social studies section...
...First, Cultural Rhythms is a minefield of convoluted social logic. The premise behind the show is quite simple: the "culture"-free audience observes a parade of "cultural" student groups on stage as they display "ethnicity." Somehow along the way, the audience is supposed to learn, engage and share in our multicultural campus. Unfortunately, little learning actually takes place as they display ethnicity through dance and song...
...However, just because Cultural Rhythms is "about" diversity doesn't mean that it actually pushes us in a direction we ought to be moving. It is easy to forget, but "diversity" is not the same as social justice. The time has come for us all to re-examine the dangerous logic implicit in some of our "rah-rah diversity" claims. True progressive thought, according to Professor Cornel West, overcomes racialized ways of thinking and replaces it with moral thinking. It dares to critique even the "minority" component of the establishment to work towards social justice for all disempowered peoples...
...couch Cultural Rhythms in the language of diversity? In the end note to this year's program, Counter tosses words like "race," "culture," "ethnicity," "cultural expression," "differences" and "sharing" into a PR stew that may taste good but satisfies no one with an appetite for deeper engagement of serious social issues...