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...pompously calling for Clarke to retract her letter with an apology or resignation. The Crimson let its readers know that the editors are not interested in discovering what people actually think. Rather, they seek to stir up the campus and carry out personal vendettas. The Crimson's paternalism in suggesting that they have investigated the matter and know what's best for the BSA is offensive. I urge The Crimson to talk at length with people before passing judgment on them. --Elie G. Kaunfer '95 Chair, Coordinating Council, Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel
...article caused a stir, says Womack, when "people began to sell their 10 shares of IBM because IBM gave money to Harvard. [President] Bok got some mail about it, but he wrote me a nice note...
Several said they backed Clarke and Kennedy's effort to stir discussion but disagreed with the opinions offered in the first paragraphs of their letter...
...look at it this way," says Susie Hinton, an elementary school principal. "They are a vehicle that we can use to break down an old way of doing things. It's hard to change unless you have someone come along who is an outsider, who can come in and stir up the pot. The threat alone of E.A.I. has stirred up the pot to such a degree around here you can't believe it." She adds, "The system is broken now, and we can't go back to business as usual...
...sentenced the former Treasurer to four months in prison for evading taxes, obstructing justice and conspiring to hide outside income while in the post. Villalpando, who pleaded guilty earlier this year, was contrite and -- voice breaking -- begged in vain for community service instead of jail. BTW: Villalpando caused a stir at the GOP convention in '92 by calling Bill Clinton and current U.S. Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros "skirt chasers." The Bush White House made her apologize...