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...diversity is beautiful” curricula of elementary and middle schools. We are proud to say that the American educational system and our society at large have progressed to an extent that racial slurs are no longer tolerated in most schools. However, American educational attitudes toward homosexuality remain lamentably ambivalent. On the one hand, Lawrence King felt comfortable enough in his school environment to come out at such a young age. On the other hand, many young people who have unconventional sexual or gender orientations are subject to merciless teasing (and in this case, ultimately death) because of attitudes that...
...Certainly, Harvard is right to protect the interests of its campus as a historical landmark. As the oldest college green in America, there is good reason why hot dog vendors and tennis courts remain absent from the Yard. But Harvard’s precious few acres are there for students, not for tourists—and they have been the site of endless instances of public discourse throughout the centuries. Certainly chalk is no more foreign than black steel trash cans or Poland Springs delivery trucks, both of which enjoy free access. Chalk does not disrupt the equilibrium between artifact...
...humorous and at times touching story of [his] life as a child, between the ages of five and ten, in a middle-class neighborhood of Caracas.”The blackness of this humor is a reminder that, however amusing their writing may be, these characters remain misanthropic monsters. Throughout the book, Bolaño exhibits an anxiety about the inability to simply enjoy literature for its own sake. What does it mean when, in a poem about personal relationships, the fictional Luz Mendiluce Thompson writes, “in my heart I am the last Nazi...
...been my goal: to get people who don’t self-describe themselves as artists to come and use the facilities,” says Kevin Moore, the resident art tutor in Lowell House, who also oversees the house art room and darkroom. While many house arts facilities remain off the beaten path, they’re striving—in some cases, successfully—to follow in the footsteps of the Adams House Pool Theater and establish themselves as poplar institutions. FIXING A BROKEN ARROWPerhaps one of the more unique facilities on campus...
...earthly things and, sufficient to itself, soared above the world to flourish in the void.” Millhauser’s accuracy with words paints a picture that strives to come alive.Steeped though he may be in influences ranging from Jorge Luis Borges to Franz Kafka, Millhauser often remains strongly—even disappointingly—anchored in American soil. The second chapter, “Impossible Architectures,” features “The Dome,” an unmistakable dystopian portrayal of today’s consumerist society. In a narrative closely resembling historical essay...