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...column. Why should the racial identifier “White” seem to encompass too many diverse human lives to caricature, while the identifier “Asian” does not? At best, the reduction of the rich diversity of a pan-ethnic minority group into a mere subculture gives it a status subordinate to white heritage, and is deeply disrespectful. At worst, the pigeonholing of Asian Americans into limited personas feeds the unconscious conviction that they are, in life as in art, objects. The greatest problem, then, with material like “Gay or Asian...
Unable to improve significantly upon its base pace, the Crimson slipped from two seconds ahead to just over one behind at the finish, falling short of the nation’s top spot by a mere five feet. Last season’s contest was even tighter, when the Midshipmen caught Harvard from behind with 10 strokes to go, eking out a 0.46-second victory. In both cases, the Crimson, its seasons still in relatively nascent stages, cited the lack of sprint practice as the cause of the downfall...
...made it instantly popular, and it was subsequently performed every year on the steps of the Cathedral at Salzburg as a sort of dramatic-religious festival. Although God, Death, the Devil and a host of other abstractions put in their physical appearance, it is more than a mere translation of the English 16th century original "Everyman." Hoffmannsthal has taken the bare outline of the old play, and molded it into a work not only dramatically satisfying, but also sincerely effective as a plea for some kind of religious faith in a time of loose, money-grubbing morality...
...percent of its applications from international students in 2000, but only 40 percent of its applications came from international students this year. The number of applications to the Business School dropped significantly from last year; 10,379 foreigners vied for a spot at the school last year, while a mere 8,526 applied this year. At the Kennedy School of Government and the Graduate School of Education, international students comprised 5 percent less of the applicant pool than before the attacks...
...Ford cars". By and large, however, it cannot be said that philosophy has inspired or even tinged the new movement. The great sister university, though treading the same path of progress fiercely presents the undemocratic implication. In nine colleges out of ten the primum mobile of progress is the mere force of numbers. Confronted by the increasing swarms of Freshmen, they are positively driven to the "selective process...