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...noted that the beneficiaries of affirmative-action policies are burdened by having to "contribute diversity" and speak on behalf of minorities. That's an entertaining but flawed perspective. Affirmative action means Bacon will not have to be the only representative of blacks because there will be more than a token number at school or work, thereby enabling others to appreciate a variety of views and perspectives. Affirmative action doesn't force you to be the representative of diversity; it gives you the freedom to be yourself. SHIRLEY J. WILCHER Accokeek...
...ridden navel gazing are all there. A quote by Nietzsche on the fly page. A preface that starts with a snippet from Auden and ends with a disclaimer: "Everything in this book really happened, but some of the things that happened only happened in my head; by the same token all the things that didn't happen didn't happen there too." I should have put the book down then and there...
...Token Woman’s Burden
...come out with him, even though she was very tired. The couple was on the 95th floor of the John Hancock building in Chicago when Stoltz began fumbling in his pockets and pulled out a ring. But it wasn’t an engagement ring, just a special token he had given to her early in their relationship. It wasn’t until they were driving home and missed their exit that Levenson began to realize there was still another ring coming. Stoltz took her to the Chicago Planetarium, which overlooks Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline...
...that token, Harry R. Lewis ’68 would seem to be the perfect alumnus. He arrived in the mid-1960s as a bright-eyed first-year in Weld, lived through some of the University’s most turbulent times and went on to dedicate the better part of four decades to building and supporting Harvard. An esteemed computer science professor, he co-authored a report in 1994 that designed the reinvigoration of the position of Dean of the College, and the following year he was asked to become the first faculty member to rise to the post...