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Today is Valentine's Day. It does not appear marked in either my Filofax or my calendar from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Why is this so? Is it that the English have no patience for love? Do the patrons of the Holocaust Museum fear and tremble before even the mere contemplation of love? Probably not. But perhaps what the English and the American patrons realize is that February is not just a time for expressing a desire for love, but also a time for expressing a desire for justice...
Keep in mind that our Gregorian Calendar has undergone many reforms in its long history. Many dates of our holidays are quite arbitrary. There is no reason to think February 14 is the real Valentine's Day. There is no "deadline" for love. Love respects no timetable, no petty human conceptions of time. Every day can be Valentine's Day. Bask in the glory of love 365 days a year...
...particularly dismayed when we realize that the Business School, Harvard's bastion of conservatism, decided last fall to reform its calendar in a dramatic effort to serve student needs...
...fear that the calendar torture persists largely because administrators are able to withstand complaints long enough for each crop of students to graduate...
...times of change, and Harvard must be willing to change in order to improve student life. Calendar reform won't happen, though, unless students come forward and express their willingness to sacrifice a little for a better schedule. If you want to keep up Harvard's tradition of complaining, complain to an administrator. Complain to a council rep. Complain to a campus publication. It's a great way to procrastinate, and it might just get you a better break next year...