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...work to at least partially fulfill Coubertin’s goals. To be sure, it would require a radical shift in the way the Games are operated, thought of, and trained for. But imagine if instead of partying the night away after their ski runs, athletes gathered to discuss their cultures and values. Imagine if the Games became a venue for diplomats to meet, as well as for athletes to compete. Imagine if the Olympics linked the world together in the truest sense, instead of merely symbolically, with colored rings on ephemeral pieces of cloth and parchment...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences was slated to meet in University Hall to vote on a no-confidence motion in the leadership of University President Lawrence H. Summers, students and faculty instead gathered in Kirkland House to discuss the future of undergraduate education at the College...
...happened, the meetings went off without a hitch. Bush met with President Karzai to go over everything from the hunt against Al Qaeda to Afghanistan?s still heavy drug trade. Meanwhile, the First Lady met with female officials from the Karzai government to discuss health and education. Bush helped dedicate the American embassy in Kabul, joking with the new ambassador, Ron Neumann, whose father had also been ambassador to Afghanistan. ?There?s nothing wrong in a son following a father?s footsteps,? said Bush to laughter. Later he thanked U.S. troops at Bagram air base and praised Afghanistan?s transition...
...knew exactly what Summers said. The issue could be easily and, unfortunately, inaccurately framed as radical liberals versus straight-talking conservatives. Nuance had no place in this argument. At the time, for example, a major cable news network invited several Harvard students, including two former Crimson editorial chairs, to discuss the issue on-air. But as the actual discussion developed, the show’s producers were aghast to discover the complexities of the issue, and so it booted one of its female guests who tepidly supported Summers in an attempt to make the divisions clearer. When that failed...
...weeks, as rumors buzzed of Summers’ impending resignation, students perked up their ears. As the storm clouds gathered, many of campus’ more politically vocal students were already airing their opinions, but when Summers officially announced his resignation, there was sharp increase in the volume of discussion among the College’s typically quiet student body. Owing to the obvious gravity of the issue, and perhaps Summers’ celebrity affectation among undergraduates, students wanted to know what was happening and why. They talked to their friends, they e-mailed their House lists, and they hopped...