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...Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) would like to respond to the editorial notebook by Lia C. Larson ’04 entitled “The Long Walk Home” (Oct. 21 ). We reject Larson’s assertion that the University will take action only after something terrible happens and that the HUPD is resting on the laurels of low crime rates. Our mission always is to provide a safe and secure environment for all community members. The HUPD never dismisses safety concerns of the community and, in fact, works closely with students, faculty and staff in identifying...
LaTeef spoke no Zarma and the woman spoke nothing else, but a friend stood and translated while LaTeef scribbled furiously into the notebook she always carried around. “A griot is more than just a performer. She’s the keeper of old words, the library of a village,” says LaTeef. As an anthropologist, LaTeef was fascinated. Griots have particular importance in a society such as the Zarma’s, which has a literacy rate of only 10 percent. LaTeef was fascinated by the beauty of the oral tradition and the sheer sound...
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Your item "Bush's Furor Over Der Fuhrer" [NOTEBOOK, Sept. 30] reported that President Bush "lost it when he heard that German Justice Minister Herta Daubler-Gmelin compared him to Hitler." As an American living in Germany, I was a little concerned about all the fuss created by Daubler-Gmelin's supposed remarks. What ever happened to free speech? From my President, the leader of the free world, I would expect a more intelligent and grown-up reaction. Wayne A. Graves Essen, Germany...
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