Word: cannot
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...cannot shirk my lingering suspicion that many at Harvard--those with the power to apply their talents to healing the world's many pathologies--are (mis) guided in their so-called "career" pursuits by the primary intention of selfishly accumulating inordinate wealth. Why is this misguided, if not morally grotesque? Because it represents a conscious decision to operate under the constraints of the profit motive, which is--by its very nature--socially irresponsible. The primary intention is always to maximize private gain--to conceive of the world selfishly, as if there were no "incentive" to look out for fellow human...
Ultimately, the onus is on the newcomer to make a place for herself or himself. Many of us are trying. But Latinos cannot just keep our eyes on the prize; we have to look down inward to our thirst for a political voice, around at the desert of the current political landscape, and across color lines to those in majority and African-American communities who can help end the drought...
...like the new Harvard College Web site, or Pforzheimer House's chat room): they facilitate communication with our peers but with the initial stipulation that we be sitting alone at our desk, staring at a computer screen. Out of such a sense of isolation a spirited sense of community cannot be forged...
...crisis afflicting Malaysia. With Mahathir publicly claiming that Anwar is guilty of sexual misconduct and abuse of power, how many Malaysian judges will dare contradict him? Mahathir and his cronies have been in power far too long and have delusions of grandeur. They feel they are beyond criticism. They cannot allow Anwar, the only credible and fairly clean leader to emerge in recent times, to come to power because the stakes are too high. But the Mahathir regime is illiterate. It is unable to read the handwriting on the wall. ROB MAVERICK Kuala Lumpur...
...Despite our disgust, a few aspects cannot be ignored. This is not only about sex, but about trust," Whitman said. "The President's actions have not only damaged him, but every public servant...