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...Regardless of the political opportunism that may propel the rising attack on the entertainment industry, the attention is more than a good thing because our mass popular culture is the most influential in the world. But when questions are raised about that industry's irresponsible promotion of certain material, the industry's executives tell us it has no influence. Everyone has to know that is a steaming pile of shuck. At its best, popular art has been part of our ongoing redefinition of American life, moving us to question our prejudices and our political policies, our social fears...
...member of the rap group Public Enemy. He was soon gone from the group. That is a perfect example of how responsibly the industry can work. We will hear no "reports from the streets" that give voice to the mad ravings of Khalid Muhammad or Louis Farrakhan, regardless of the young black people who cheer them at rallies. We have no idea how often the words "nigger," "bitch" and "ho" have been recorded in gangsta rap, but we can be comfortably sure that no rap group will ever be signed and promoted if it uses the word "kike" as frequently...
...believe it does not. Not that there is anything inherently wrong with making the college application process less stressful and time-consuming--there isn't. But regardless of what questions the applications ask, what is important is the modicum of interest and initiative students used to have to demonstrate in applying to Harvard. Now, they no longer have to demonstrate that initiative. Under the new system, applying to Harvard may come as an afterthought to some--"What the heck, I've filled the thing out. Might as well just send it in and see what happens." Thus, a significant number...
...Regardless of the outcome, Harvard had made its first NCAA Tournament since...
...suggests that Grant Herself has not yet fully come to terms with her deed....Even if Grant was not legally obligated to state the facts of her case, the honesty and forthrightness that the Admissions Committee rightly expects from applicants would have required her to tell the whole truth, regardless of how it would have affected her admission...