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...students? We should take it upon ourselves to do what that our University won’t. We shouldn’t accept the excuse that the current ROTC ban is an effective form of protest against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Instead, we should work together with the University to persuade the Government to abandon “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” At the same time, we also have to embrace, respect, and learn from our fellow students...
...statement that Harvard’s investment decisions are divorced from moral considerations: President Bok’s conflicting remark that the Corporation had already “decided what is right” by not divesting and Treasurer George Putnam ‘49’s laughter upon hearing of the last have all been publicized, thereby calling attention to the often callous attitude of the Corporation toward students. The fast is reminder that other universities (most recently the University of Michigan), as well as the State of Massachusetts, have altered their investment portfolios and with drawn their...
...week in Israel with his wife and step-daughter, recalled attending the 18th birthday party of a friend’s child during the trip and hearing the teenagers discuss their impending conscription into the armed forces. (Israel requires men and women to serve time in the military upon reaching the age of majority...
...Upon receiving his class membership, Summers acknowledged being “touched,” but quipped that he could only accept the honor on the condition that he would not be asked to donate as an alum—an unhappy circumstance that he said he has encountered after receiving honorary membership from several other classes at various alumni events...
...neither Mostiler nor the State of Georgia was ever pressed on the matter. State courts ruled that Osborne waited too long to raise the issue, and federal courts deferred to that decision. The 11th Circuit panel closed the matter in dry and technical terms: "The state trial court relied upon Georgia procedural rules in denying Osborne relief on this claim. As such, the claim is barred from federal review...