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...Their thesis was enthusiastically adopted by some embarrassing—and unwelcome—allies.One white supremacist organization, National Vanguard, reprinted excerpts from the essay and distributed them on the University’s campus along with a flyer proclaiming the dangers of interracial sex. There were also aspersions cast on the information presented in the article.For instance, Walt and Mearsheimer characterize Israeli citizenship as a “blood kinship,” but as Dershowitz and Cohen, among others, pointed out, there are 1.3 million Arab-Israeli citizens.Dershowitz also claims that the authors mischaracterize the Israeli and American...
...spokesman would not comment on whether Viswanathan voluntarily relinquished her investment-bank internship or whether the bank rescinded its offer. Yet, even as Viswanathan moves on, the events of April 2006—highlighted by the celebrated release and then ignominious withdrawal of her debut novel—still cast a long shadow.“Opal Mehta,” which hit shelves on April 4, attracted international media attention after publishing giant Little, Brown reportedly gave the Harvard sophomore a $500,000 two-book contract—a sum unprecedented for such a young author. Several major media...
...Kelley faces an uphill battle as he tries to bring his colleagues on board. He cast the only vote against the city’s budget, which included the allocation of funds for the schools...
...something down. When you pass the John Harvard statue, by contrast, all you can really see is the polished toe of his shoe because he sits far above us, looking downThe Memorial displays three famous women leaders—Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley, and Lucy Stone—all cast in bronze. But the women are not free-standing sculptures; rather, their delicate bodies, obscured in part by drapery, are supported by large, sturdy, geometric blocks of granite. Although my first thought upon viewing the sculpture was that it emphasized these women’s weaknesses, with time, I came...
...rhythmic peals of its hourly bells, I would contemplate my travels beyond these steely gates: my post-Harvard future. In between rushed hellos and smiles of recognition, I would recall my loftier aspirations, the now-shriveling kernels of my boundless childhood dreams. Unsatisfying classes and inaccessible advising cast shadows on my brightest desires...