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...know the cliches about journalists, and occasionally we may even perpetuate them in this column. Journalists are tough, always tough. They are unsentimental, cynical, intent on little except getting the next story. They are dedicated to the truth, but perhaps a little short on human qualities...
...WOULD LIKE TO take this opportunity to respond to the article appearing in Peninsula's October/November 1991 issue entitled "AIDS is not a gay disease." I applaud the author's intent to dispel any "lies" or "half-truths" and to inform the Harvard community of the "truth" surrounding HIV-infection and AIDS. But unfortunately, he presented information and statistics, often out-dated, which do not represent the entire present specter of the AIDS threat to both homosexual and heterosexual communities...
...many students who said that, although the situation here is, at best, acceptable, Harvard and its students deserve better than just "fine." Of course, students themselves need to take responsibility for their own actions: making the most of a diverse community requires not only sensitivity, but also an active intent on the part of its members...
...Chief of Staff George Marshall. "Japanese future action unpredictable but hostile action possible at any moment . . . You are directed to undertake such reconnaissance and other measures as you deem necessary, but these measures should be carried out so as not repeat not to alarm civil population or disclose intent. Report measures taken." Hawaii's commander, Lieut. General Walter Short, not a man of broad vision, reported back that he was taking measures to avert sabotage -- parking his aircraft close together and keeping all ammunition safely locked up. Since Washington did not specify a threat to Pearl Harbor, Short felt...
Mentioning reader-response was my wimpy attempt to subvert having to make categorical statements about what the author was trying to do. If I learned anything about theory as an English concentrator, I know not to assign any importance to authorial intent...