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...world's most influential filmmakers, has asked that Blacks boycott work and school to attend today's long-anticipated opening of his new movie, Malcolm X. But that request lacks rhyme or reason and preaches the wrong values to the very audience Lee is targeting...
Perhaps Billy Crystal said it best in a visit to Harvard last September, when a student asked the star if he would like to join Lee at Harvard with a teaching post. After responding that he wouldn't know what to teach, Crystal mocked Lee's request for the boycott. Crystal, who is Jewish, joked that when his next movie comes out, "I'm going to ask everyone to stay home on Rosh Hashana...
...another level, Harvard University should be embarrassed by Lee's request that children skip school for a day. President Neil L. Rudenstine et al gave him a teaching position, placing him in a position to set an example as an educator. The nation has enough problems with the educational system as it is, and this incident can only hurt the situation--even if the movie is "educational...
...like everyone else seeking a position in Washington these days, I know how to get attention. It's easy: I'll just send Hillary my resume. I can start in June. References available upon request...
...students are pursuing official recognition from the University as the Harvard/Radcliffe TV Organization, Brodsky said. The group has also submitted a grant request to the Undergraduate Council...