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...balance of the past eight years has been spent reacting to those problems. "A lot of our time and energy," says Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University and one of Bok's chief advisers, "is devoted to dealing with problems rather than taking the initiative." Under Bok, the limits of the president's powers have become apparent. In an age when the sweeping influence of an Eliot or a Lowell is not longer possible, Bok's presidency has excited or angered few. The phrase that best describes the last eight years, in the opinion of many...
These ideas are not meant to be taken altogether seriously; Leib's artistry in creating a fine one-act play, and the softpedalled wryness of the pretentious program notes (including quotes from Kafka, Steiner, and Beckett, as well as Wittgenstein) only enhance the subtlety of what amounts to an elaborate parody of an absurdist drama. This is not to say that Leib does not believe in an absurdist view of the universe--he clearly does. He just doesn't believe in writing a play about it. His focus is not on the ideas themselves, which are, as Terry should...
...sacrificed academics for administration, his friends say he has changed little. Bok and his wife of 25 years have an unusually close marriage in a community where good relationships do not come easily. "Derek wants to have a family life that is not pro forma," friend and colleague Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University, says. In a position where many would be consumed by their work, Bok tries hard to spend time with his wife--and three children--Hilary, Victoria and Thomas...
...lurks a man who some say has a quick sense of humor. Bok does not enjoy standing on a platform of dignity, says Weinreb. "We have a very good time together because we can clown around," he adds. And Bok is well known in Massachusetts Hall for joking around. Steiner sees something deeper. "He has an ability to step back from a situation and laugh at the position he finds himself in," Steiner notes. Perhaps that sense of humor is what prompted Bok, in a beige three-piece suit and surrounded by 75 screaming protesters demanding that he divest Harvard...
...Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University, said yesterday that "confusion reigns." He added, "We really don't know where this will affect students' visas or when the effect will...