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...officers of the Harvard University Police Department are, like any other officers, sworn to uphold the law. Whenever possible they give the benefit of the doubt to Harvard students, and rarely do they make arrests unless safety or property is threatened. They are concerned primarily with our welfare, and their recent actions betray no other motive. --Marco B. Simons '97 Director, Safety Walk Member, Harvard College Security Committee Chair, HRUC Student Affairs Committee
...wary about divulging my opinions to a publication as rife with the veiled sexism of the establishment that this one seems to be. Harking back to a time when only men were admitted to Harvard, the name of The Crimson seems to uphold the patriarchy implicit in the establishment. But friends assure me that the newspaper has no ill feelings, and with the hope that my words will change your minds and your name (The Harvard Crimchild has a nice ring to it), I present to you my womanifesto...
...nursing-home costs. Unscrupulous heirs could take advantage of a law legalizing euthanasia to accelerate their inheritance. How fitting if the generation that ushered in these changes became the first to succumb to them on a grand scale. Our fragile civilization is grounded on Judeo-Christian ethics, which uphold the sanctity of human life. These we now recklessly abandon at our peril. MARY FRANCES DOUCEDAME Thousand Oaks, California...
...other leaders of the G-7 last week renewed a pledge of $3.1 billion to help shut down the two nuclear reactors still functioning at the Chernobyl plant. But because the money is not immediately forthcoming, President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine told the group his country could not uphold its commitment...
...think it's wonderful. Professor Seltzer was a fantastic lecturer and Kernighan should be just as good," Weinstein said. "There is a strong precedent of excellence in this class which Kernighan will undoubtedly uphold...