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Meanwhile, he is thinking, calculating, weighing his choices. And he's talking to Alma...
Will he then roll the dice? He is certainly not saying now. Neither is anyone close to him. Powell and his friends agree that one important vote will come from Alma, the general's wife of 32 years. What is her verdict? "Alma's not opining," says a Powell friend. "But her name isn't Sherman." If elected, she will serve...
...true Crimson fashion, I could arrogantly call for some administrators to leave campus instead. But that wouldn't really solve the problem. Indeed, the housing ringleader, Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 will leave Harvard today after a long career at his alma mater. Hopefully, though, the scores of alumni from the past several decades will prove their commitment to preserving what many (including myself) consider the best part of their Harvard experience. Although the administration certainly does not live in undergraduate housing, the University will always depend upon our continued contributions...
...with the Class of 1999. I am proud of her and of all that I am convinced she will accomplish at Harvard and in the years beyond. I hope that she will never be embarrassed by the opportunities she has earned. And I hope that, in the future, our alma mater will not be embarrassed by the tremendous opportunities it represents...
Under terms of his privilege, Lee's June 9 visit to Cornell's campus in the upstate New York town of Ithaca will remain the homecoming of a private traveler to his alma mater. That suits Lee well enough. A 1968 Cornell graduate in agriculture and economics, the Taiwan leader has lately made "private" excursions abroad the calling card of his quietly persistent efforts to break the island's isolation. Last year his golfing tours of some Southeast Asian countries, mixed with unofficial summiteering at the 19th hole, earned his style the label of vacation diplomacy...