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...dreams of greatness”—in fact masks its more disturbing side. The Guide’s exact purpose is unclear: Perhaps its creators aim to recruit a revolutionary army from the ranks of incoming freshmen. Or maybe its goal is to spark debate at any cost. When one student criticized the Guide and its methods on an open e-mail list, Guide editor Adaner Usmani ’08 replied, “[T]he publication of the disguide has prompted you to demand more discussion of these issues. [M]ission accomplished...
...Harold Ford Jr. of Tennessee, more African-Americans than ever have stepped up to bat in what can be considered the major league of our nation’s political arena. Obama is not the only reason for these candidates; their political aspirations started long ago. But his spark made it an optimal time to intensify their greater political aspirations. Obama’s visibility, however, has been viewed by some to have been unfairly attained. In an unforgiving editorial in The New York Sun, John McWhorter argues that the buzz surrounding Obama is less about his political acumen...
...It’s clear about what it is. It’s just one side of Harvard that doesn’t get talked about, from our perspective,” he said. “But we hope that it’s a spark for more discussion. We want The Salient to have fun with this; we want people to be putting out their own responses to this.” The Salient is Harvard’s right-leaning weekly. John M. Sheffield ’09, vice-president of the Harvard Libertarian Forum...
...Vice-President Annie R. Riley ’07 said she disagreed with Allen’s use of the human form to spark interest in the election. “I don’t like the way they objectified the human body in order to get the attention of Facebook users,” Riley said...
...knows? You too might find that same spark that our 35th President did over sixty years...