Word: viewpoint
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...album, their original "Christmastime." Lead singer Billy Corgan has never seemed the sensitive type; on Lollapalooza 1995, the Smashing Pumpkins symbolized teenage angst and depression. On "Christmastime," however, Corgan sings gently and tenderly about the joy found on the faces of children at Christmas. Written from a father's viewpoint, Corgan carols of how "Christmastime has come/bringing toys for everyone/Christmas time has come...for you." Sleigh bells, whistles and peaceful piano sounds define the wholly unoriginal music which matches the lackluster lyrics. Nevertheless, the Pumpkins song reeks of Christmas joy and is a delightful listen...
Adam R. Kovacevich '99, chair of the ad-hoc Grape Coalition, had a different viewpoint...
Leon Jaroff was off base in criticizing President Clinton's veto of the Clementine II program that would target an asteroid with a space probe [VIEWPOINT, Oct. 27]. The veto had nothing to do with asteroid indifference and everything to do with the fundamental weaknesses of the program. Clementine II is a thinly disguised version of the discredited "Brilliant Pebbles" missile-defense program of the 1980s, which posed major technical and treaty-compliance problems. The Air Force in 1997 did not want in its budget this Son of Brilliant Pebbles, masquerading as an asteroid-research program. Vetoing Clementine...
Gore's message came at a time when environmental groups have been pressuring him not to back down from his strong stance on reducing worldwide pollution, while others have been criticizing him for having too extreme a viewpoint on the issue...
Chung says he supports, "objectivity, looking at the situation with an objective viewpoint and not being so quick to jump on the human rights bandwagon...