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...Vital to the effort was Harvard point guard Jessica Holsey, the only player on the floor throwing more daggers than Prichard...
...final merger of Harvard and Radcliffe, a delicate and thankless task. He oversaw Harvard’s secret purchases of Allston land and took upon himself the prickly job of making those purchases public. He was an adamant, if courteous, supporter of affirmative-action, and his interest in the vital problem of race in America inspired him to build the nation’s finest department of Afro-American studies. And he was, by all accounts, passionately devoted to maintaining the high quality of the Harvard professoriat...
...understood, however, that no one could have emerged unscathed from so difficult a production. Initially scheduled to hit theaters on Oct. 1, 2004, much of the film was re-shot after Craven and producers previewed some of the initial scenes. The screenplay underwent an overhaul as well, changing seemingly vital aspects of the characters’ relations...
...real lesson is much less sweeping: Recognize that words matter, so choose them carefully. Continue standing strong for your beliefs—Harvard is well-served by a public intellectual for a president—but communicate them with respect. While aggressive goal-setting is a vital part of leadership, so is earning the trust of those with whom you disagree...
...need to be very clear-eyed about what's at stake here when we stir up the Lebanese opposition. The Syrians believe that retaining control over Lebanon is a vital interest of theirs. They can stir up considerable trouble in Lebanon using Hizbollah. That can lead either to chaos and sectarian war in Lebanon, or a flare-up on the border between southern Lebanon and Israel, or both. The Syrians have ways to say to us, 'You want us out of here, then you live with the consequences.' We may find ourselves in a situation which has the potential...