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...Stayin' Alive What does Hillary Clinton want [June 2]? She wants to win - in spite of you all! Neida Rodriguez, San Juan, Puerto Rico...
What does Hillary Clinton want [June 2]? She wants to win--in spite of you all! Neida Rodriguez, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO...
...hardest lessons of Harvard, or maybe any college, is learning that institutions, credos, and people can and will fail you. But from that disappointment comes the great satisfaction of discovering happiness in spite of shortcomings and pride in individual actions. I still believe in the Catholic faith and the principles of social justice even if I disagreed with their proponents at Harvard; I am not waving the feminist banner or joining any newspaper masthead because I am uncomfortable with organizational flaws, but I still want to support individuals working for Hillary or the Gray Lady...
...population going into the fall. But the available evidence is that the “Reagan Democrat” has had qualms about voting for Democratic presidential candidates since 1968, votes his or her pocketbook, not some ideological vision, and isn’t yet sold on Obama in spite of six months of the most intense campaigning this country has ever seen. Choosing Hillary would be an insurance policy against the possibility Obama’s support will not grow beyond his base...
...Suddenly it seems that everything can be divided into Summas, Phi Beta Kappas, Hoopes prizes, and prestigious fellowships. But this is not the entire Harvard experience. The Harvard experience entails understanding and experiencing failure. It is comprised of students rising from that failure, overcoming that fear, and excelling in spite of it. That environment—made up of students who experienced few failures before college and have been humbled by Harvard—makes this school the amazing place that it is. I only hope that, in a place where excellence abounds, Harvard College never loses sight...