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...were based on claims by the Paletinian Authority, but Hamas immediately came out and rejected the cease fire, and Islamic Jihad did not even attend the meeting in Ramallah that discussed the issue. So there are still a large group of Palestinians who oppose the cease fire. Don't forget, half of Arafat's own Fatah organization, or even more, are against the cease fire, and have come out with statements saying they're not responsible for the security of Israel...
...somewhere in the excitement of criticism and cynicism, we lose perspective. We forget why we came here—the skipped heartbeat of that second before we heard or read, “Congratulations. Welcome to the Class of 2001.” We forget those moments each of us has experienced—you’re walking through the Yard or the Square (the sun is shining, the pseudo-Beatles are playing “Here Comes the Sun”) and you just smile to yourself and think, I’m here. We forget the serene...
...also, however, refuses to let us forget our past, immersing us in a tradition that situates us and prevents us from getting lost in the maze of modern cynicism and apathy. On the walls of the Barker Center, of Annenberg and of most of the dining halls hang the faces of those men, and few women, who are our collective ancestors, who remind us that we have a duty to put our education from this august institution to good use. While many schools have abandoned requirements that students read the seminal works of Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth and other dead white...
...sometimes forget that this tradition comes not from some authority on high but, instead, from those who lived, studied and taught here before us. It’s not always right (who can defend male-only final clubs?) yet much of it is because our predecessors, for the most part, sought to do what they saw as right, just as we do now. It underscores that one thing is unquestionably right with Harvard—its students. Year in and year out, our College attracts students who bring new life to the College, reinvigorating its intellectual fervor and debate...
...about the silent treatment or a bust in the chops? Thus Vernon Jordan gets a nickname (V.J.), whereas Jeffords barely gets a hello. Not for Jeffords a dinner in the private quarters or one of those coveted invitations to dine on chicken cacciatore and see the latest movie. Forget a call to the ranch...