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...parents, extended family, and guests. Any student who would like to bring more than four people to these ceremonies is forced either to rely on the generosity of friends or strangers willing to give extra tickets away, or to offer money for a ticket, breaking University rules. With today??s increasingly complex and growing families, one can easily understand why the tickets are in such high demand...
...Today, America is trapped again in a damaging military project abroad, yet few have taken to the streets. Harvard’s Class of 2008 enjoyed a tame final semester, without any takeovers of University Hall. This irritates some from my generation who would like to see today??s college students responding with a bit more “righteous indignation” to the war in Iraq. We denigrate today??s youth as too coddled and self-absorbed to care. Not fearing military service, thanks to an all-volunteer army, today??s students...
...remain to some extent divided between this new cohort willing to bet on traditional politics to bring change, and those who prefer non-political engagement through volunteering, community service, and education work. Yet both are proven options, and both are far more effective than street theatre, or simple indignation. Today??s young people appear to have learned, from someone, that results matter. So, graduates from the past: take a lesson from the Class...
...desk and found that red piece of paper. I began to check off a few things, paused for a second, and dropped it in the trash. With nine weeks post-thesis and nearly-recovered from my injury—I will be walking as good as new today??I pledged to myself that I would spend as much time as I could seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and treasuring my time with the people I have seen every day. I wouldn’t have it any other...
...Kennedy ’54-’56 will be among 11 honorees receiving degrees from the University, according to a program circulated at a Wednesday dinner in honor of the recipients. But unlike the 10 others slated for recognition, Kennedy will not receive the degree at today??s Commencement exercises...