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...does seem to provide a unique opportunity to engage students in otherwise marginalized subject matter. However, our commitment to engagement can cause the door of academic tolerance to be left open too wide, giving way to the pernicious sense that anything or anyone that presents an “alternative?? reading of societal affairs is worthy of our attention. This same sort of trap breeds academics like Cornel R. West, the professor whom former University President Lawrence H. Summers rightly forced out after he failed to present any academic work more substantial than a rap recording.We see this...
...simple reaction to the Mubaraks’ perceived dynasty. In reality, however, a reactionary vote, much like the Palestinian’s vote for Hamas last year, would be supporting a radical Islamic regime—a decision they may later regret. In this case, voting for the alternative??the Muslim Brotherhood—in order to send a message to the Mubaraks would do far more harm than good. The result would likely be internal fighting as the entrenched political and military power is overturned. Rather than a sudden transition to democracy with an open election, Egypt...
...position, it is disingenuous for the administration to reject potential installation proposals on the grounds of supposed feasibility concerns. The administration has said that cable will be one of the improvements to be contemplated in the forthcoming house-by-house renovation effort. This may sound like a satisfactory alternative??and a reasonable justification for refusing to farm out the job to a lone entrepreneur—until one considers the meaning of “forthcoming” in this context. Late last year, Interim Dean of the College David R. Pilbeam said of the general timeline...
...recordings, in which two Al-Qaeda detainees are questioned, were destroyed because “they were no longer of intelligence value and not relevant to any internal, legislative, or judicial inquiries,” according to CIA Director Michael V. Hayden. As for the “alternative?? means the CIA used to solicit information, Hayden insists the interrogation was “lawful, safe and effective.” In the absence of any evidence, this claim proves remarkably easy to make. The New York Times, which broke the story, presents a far less benign version...
...unload buses on campus. Because airport shuttles are a highly useful and cost-saving service for students, the University should do what it can to foster entrepreneurial success in this area, even if this means waiving its usual guidelines on student businesses. This would be especially wise because another alternative??for the University to have its paid staff organize shuttles—would be a far more expensive way to achieve the same result...