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...have finally helped matters—if only there had been a target in sight. Still, despite their notable absence at High Noon, the Democrats’ bellies were far from yellow. They were fulfilling the Cowboy’s code by holding their ground and making an honorable stand??in New Mexico. And Oklahoma. Apparently, in those parts, both the wind and creative legislators come sweepin’ down the plain...
...while MIT’s Vest has purposefully and personally taken the role of public vanguard of these issues, Summers has been slow to take a stand??and students and faculty alike have demanded a firmer stance and more action than he has offered...
While flags and “United We Stand?? signs proliferated in the weeks after Sept. 11 last year, public policy experts say that America’s patriotic reaction is shifting...
...temporary van guy. Nothing as intensive as this,” he says. But he grew into the role and now feels responsible for his students. “I view myself as the adult, so to speak. I always have this image of myself on the witness stand??the attorney saying to me, ‘Did you know the brakes were...
...watch. He chats thoughtfully and patiently, never trying to impress you, never making you feel like you’re failing to impress. The fact that he gets along with everyone is not reflective of a wariness to take a stand, only that when he does take a stand??in faculty meetings, in decisions about students, in philosophical discussions—he does so with so much politeness, so much humility, that one can not help but welcome his input...