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...found it curious that in Nan Zheng's front page report on the donation ("Couple Donates Record $13M To Law School," news story, Oct. 7, 1994), Mrs. Hauser's professional should be relegated to the third-to-the-last paragraph, printed on page seven. It seems, to say the least, disrespectful to the benefactress and, by extension, disrespectful to the future professional women of Harvard University...
...campaign against Gov. William F. Weld '66, Roosevelt has become an outspoken critic of expanding casino gambling in Massachusetts. It's a curious strategy; casino gambling is an idea which enjoys the support not only of Weld, but also of the majority of the state's residents...
...Simpson case entered its most crucial phase as 300 potentials began to be narrowed down to 12 finalists and eight alternates. Candidates were questioned both by the prosecution and the defense about how much of the case they had been exposed to. Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. was especially curious about how jurors felt about the police: "Do you understand that it's possible that police can make mistakes?" he asked them. "You understand that doctors, coroners, can make mistakes?" The jury selection will continue through the week until enough candidates are weeded...
Haiti occupies a curious place in Caribbean politics. There is no cultural affinity between Haiti and other Caribbean countries, a condition which serves to exacerbate its problems...
...intellectuals who matter are black. It's not that the cultural cutting edge has been influenced by black creativity; it's that black creativity, it so often seems today, is the cultural cutting edge. But be advised: the idea of a black American renaissance has a long and curious history, having been declared at least three times before in this century...