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...writing in response to William Pike's support of General Colin Powell ("Powell Not a Bigot," April 21). I would like to argue that, contrary to Pike's opinion, the "issue" and the "individual" are inseparable in this instance, particularly given the timing and nature of his speech at Commencement. Powell's opinion that homosexuals should not be allowed in the military does reflect his attitude to all gays and lesbians since it is a statement that an individual's sexual orientation is a legitimate reason for denying him or her certain jobs or opportunities...
These reductionist labels oversimplify the multidimensional aspect of the figures to which they are applied. Doesn't it make more sense to gauge what Colin Powell means to the Harvard community as a whole and not what he means to one sector of it? Harvard is so diverse, it would be impossible to find a speaker whom some groups did not consider controversial or even offensive. Keeping that fact in mind, Colin Powell is a speaker who can relate to a great portion of the Harvard community better than most for two simple reasons: 1. he has faced intolerance...
...reference to the ongoing brouhaha over the selection of General Colin Powell as Commencement speaker: while I, like many Harvard students, am not ecstatic about the choice of speakers, and while I believe that homosexuals might be justified in their opposition, there is a larger issue to be discussed here...
President Neil L. Rudenstine told the Undergraduate Council yesterday that Gen. Colin L. Powell was chosen to address this year's commencement because of leadership in redefining the role of America's military yesterday...
...JAMES LEE BURKE, COLIN DEXTER, H.R.F. KEATING, EMMA LATHEN AND ED MCBAIN...